A serial killer who terrorised a US town has been shot dead by police.
Patrick Burris, 41, was gunned down in a shootout after he fired at officers sent to investigate his car.
Bullets in his gun were found to match those that killed five people over an eight-day shooting spree.
N.C. couple gets $30,000 S.C. serial killer reward (click title to entry - thank you)
Associated Press
Published: Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 7:17 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, July 12, 2009 at 7:17 p.m.
GAFFNEY, S.C. (AP) – Officials have decided a Dallas, N.C., couple will get a $30,000 award for calling in the tip that led to a man who authorities say was a serial killer who shot to death five people in South Carolina....