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Ex-Alabama deputy shoots himself after holding baby, girlfriend hostage, sheriff says: ‘He wanted us to kill him’

Summary by Alabama Live
A former Alabama law enforcement officer held his girlfriend and a baby hostage for more than an hour before shooting himself in the chest. Macon County Sheriff Andre Brunson was able to negotiate the safe release of the hostages just moments before the shooting. The ex-deputy was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.

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Alabama Live broke the news in Alabama, United States on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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