Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding and other authorities confirm a Wayne County, Illinois, deputy was shot and killed in the line of duty.
The body of the deputy was taken to the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office around 10 a.m.
Area law enforcement agencies, including the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office and the Evansville Police Department, helped escort the fallen deputy to the Vanderburgh County Morgue.
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office says he’s Deputy Sean Riley.
They say he responded to a motorist assist around 5 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate 64.
When another officer arrived, they say Deputy Riley’s body found on scene, and his squad car was missing.
The car was later found abandoned on Interstate 64.
St. Peters Police in Missouri confirm the suspect wanted in the deputy’s death is now wanted in a shooting there.
They say he carjacked at victim at a gas station, shooting the victim in the process.
Police say that victim has non life-threatening injuries.
They say the suspect’s car, a white Nissan Titan with Missouri plates, was found unoccupied in O’Fallon, Missouri.
