HOPKINSVILLE, Ky. (WHAS11) -- The Montgomery Sheriff's Office in Tennessee confirmed Friday morning the man accused of killing a police officer has died.
Authorities in Clarksville, Tennesee confirm deputies shot and killed the suspect.
Police say James Decoursey was posing as a police officer and pulled over Officer Phillip Meacham when he was off-duty Thursday in Hopkinsville.
Investigators say that's when Decoursey shot at Meacham and ran off.
Meacham later died at the hospital.
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The Hopkinsville police chief says Decoursey was known to them.
No other injuries were reported.
This is a developing story.
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