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Ohio woman charged with murder in shooting death of Weakley County deputy
WEAKLEY COUNTY, Tenn. (KFVS) – An Ohio woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of Weakley County, Tennessee Deputy Derrick Bonham.
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations says Khristi Dawn Cunningham, 44, of Ohio, is charged with first-degree murder and is being held without bond.
TBI investigators say the shooting happened early in the morning on January 30.
Agents say Weakley County Deputies, including Deputy Bonham responded to a call of shots fired at a hotel in the 800 block of University Street in Martin, just before 3 a.m.
Agents say Bonham was checking a nearby gas station for witnesses when Cunningham showed a gun and then shot the deputy.
TBI investigators report that Martin, Tennessee Police officers arrested Cunningham.
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