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TN Suspect Michael Cummins Shot By Police After Sought For Murder Of 5 In Sumner County

SUMNER COUNTY. TN. (THECOUNT) — Michael Cummins, a person of interest in connection to five deaths in Sumner County, was shot by law enforcement officers late Saturday night.

TBI spokesperson Josh DeVine said officers encountered Cummins. Officers believed Cummins produced a weapon and officers shot him at least once.

He was taken to a local hospital for treatment, reports WSMV.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations and local law enforcement were actively searching for Cummins, a fugitive in Sumner County.

According to the TBI, Cummins was a person of interest in connection to the current investigation of 5 homicides in Westmoreland.

4 victims were located in a home off Charles Brown Road in Sumner co. and a fifth was discovered in a home on Luby Brown Road, reports WDEF.

No further information was provided by officials at this time.

Geo quick facts: Westmoreland is a town in Sumner County, Tennessee. The population was 2,093 at the 2000 census and 2,206 at the 2010 census. The town name originates from the historic English county Westmorland, now part of Cumbria – Wikipedia.

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