Lakeland triple-murder suspect captured in Tennessee

UPDATE

Polk County triple-murder suspect dies after standoff in Tennessee
David Eugene Smith in standoff with SWAT
By Andrea Dennis
UPDATED 5:50 PM EDT May 27, 2014

We need to start thinking about something very carefully. It is a question that needs to finally be answered. How does a soldier go from risking his life for others then turn around and murder someone? How does this happen? When you consider this part of a terrible story, "The sheriff said Eugene Smith served in the Army's 82nd Airborne Division in Iraq and Afghanistan, suffers from post traumatic stress disorder and had been Baker Acted in the past." we need to know how mental health professionals let it get this bad.

Lakeland triple-murder suspect captured in Tennessee after wounding himself
MyNews13
May 27, 2014

LAKELAND
The man wanted in the murders of three people in south Lakeland over the weekend was captured in Knoxville, Tenn., Tuesday after he wounded himself during a SWAT standoff, authorities said.

Eugene Smith, 27, was apprehended at a Days Inn motel, according to authorities. His condition was not immediately known.

Knox County Sheriff's Office Maj. Mike MacLean said Smith called the agency around 11 a.m. and said he wanted to commit "suicide by cop." A SWAT team and other law enforcement members then responded to the motel.
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