A homicide suspect out of Ohio was killed during a shootout with federal authorities at a motel in Pineville. 47-year-old James Edward Hawley, who also went by the alias of Ahmad Ben David, was wanted for the murder of 69-year-old Norma Matko and the disappearance of her 45-year-old daughter.
“Mr. David as you may know was fatally shot by FBI agents during an execution of the aforementioned arrest warrants,” said FBI special agent John Fortunado.
An FBI agent was wounded during the exchange of gunfire. The missing woman, 45-year-old Thoue Nichole Bronowski, was found alive in the apartment.
Fortunado says they knew Hawley was armed and dangerous based on the online photos he posted of himself with firearms.
“And made statements online and to individuals that he wanted to ‘kill some cops’,” said Fortunado.
Authorities say Bronowski was kidnapped last Wednesday and they believe her disappearance is linked to her mother’s death. Fortunado credits the work of the FBI office in New Orleans in helping to locate Hawley.
“The fact we had folks on the ground in New Orleans this week speaks volumes of what those individual detectives and agents thought about solving this murder and kidnapping/disappearance as soon as we could,” said Fortunado.
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