<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Samuel Quinton Edwards was at the center of a manhunt after a police officer was shot, died after exchanging gunfire with Kentucky State Police in Louisville, according to officials reports.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Edwards, 34, was wanted after officials accused him of shooting a Hendersonville police officer during a chase in Madison on Monday night. The officer was non-critically wounded, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department. </div><div><br></div><div>MNPD reported that Edwards was dead just before 8 p.m. Tuesday. </div><div><br></div><div>Police said Edwards fired shots into the officer's SUV and abandoned a van in the 600 block of Gibson Drive. He then fled on foot, armed with two guns, according to MNPD. </div><div><br></div><div>Police believe Edwards then stole a white 2009 Chevy Silverado pickup truck from Gibson Drive. The keys were left inside the truck, MNPD said. Source: Tennessean</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>