Country singer Randy Howard killed in shootout with bounty hunter
Country singer Randy Howard was killed Tuesday in a gunfight with a bounty hunter who was trying to detain him, according to authorities.
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The 65-year-old singer, who performed alongside Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings and cracked the country singles chart in 1988 with his take on Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire," was reportedly at his home in Lynchburg, Tenn. on Tuesday night when a bounty hunter arrived and attempted to detain Howard for missing a court appearance.
The two men opened fire and Howard was killed.
Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokesman Josh DeVine told Billboard that the bounty hunter was trying to take Howard into custody on a warrant charging him with fourth-offense DUI, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of a firearm while intoxicated and driving on a revoked license.
Reactions from Twitter users following the news were extremely varied:
Country singer dies in gun fight with Bounty Hunter. Tragedy, but why do I expect a song to be written about this? http://t.co/XQWyYivMb1
— Mark Sigal (@netgarden) June 12, 2015
RIP country singer Randy Howard killed in shoot out. #countrymusic#RandyHoward#lynchburg#countrysinger
— John LaMond (@LaMondROCKS) June 12, 2015
Randy Howard died like a G. In the exaggerated movie I film about my life, that's how I will die.
— YUNG DROOP (@dreamsr4sleepin) June 12, 2015
I consider myself a very knowledgeable Country Music fan from waay back but I've never heard of Randy Howard until 5 minutes ago. #randywho
— Danny Turner (@StorytelrDanyT) June 12, 2015
Dusty Rhodes, Jim Ed Brown, Randy Howard: It's a rough week to be a poor ol' country boy from Robertson County.
— Scott Adcox (@sadcox) June 12, 2015
RIP Randy Howard. An outlaw in life. An outlaw in death.
— Rick Kovalsick (@OGLaxRat_27) June 12, 2015
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RIP Randy Howard
Posted by Hank 3 on Thursday, June 11, 2015