Coverage dated September 23, 2026

U.S. Marshal shot in Alabama; wanted murder suspect killed in return gunfire, ALEA says

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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified the slain suspect as 47-year-old Ernest Christopher Nathan.

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AL.com
U.S. Marshal shot in Alabama; wanted murder suspect killed in return gunfire, ALEA says (opens AL.com)
Published Sep 23, 2026
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The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency identified the slain suspect as 47-year-old Ernest Christopher Nathan.
Yellowhammer News
Texas 10 Most Wanted murder fugitive shoots U.S. Marshals task force officer in Alabama, dies in return fire (opens Yellowhammer News)
Published Sep 23, 2026
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A Houston murder suspect, Ernest Christopher Nathan, who was freed on bond a day after his 2022 arrest and went on to make the Texas 10 Most Wanted list shot a U.S. Marshals task force officer in Pine Hill on Tuesday morning and was killed when officers returned fire, the Alabama Law Enforcement Age…