Curley Edward Spry
Male, White
Date of the incident: 1/29/2014
Chapmanville, Logan, WV
Harts Creek Road and Briar Branch Road
Harts Creek Road and Briar Branch Road
Spry had been battling depression for more than a year. His wife called 911 to report he was armed and threatening the family. State troopers found Spry laying on the couch with a handgun. He pointed the gun at one of the troopers and the trooper, sensing an imminent threat, shot and killed him. Spry's wife said her husband had stopped taking his medication.