Updated: 10:20pm, 4/3/23
The fugitive former Maryland government official Roy McGrath died of a gunshot wound at a Tennessee hospital Monday night after a confrontation with FBI agents just west of Knoxville, according to federal authorities and the attorney for McGrath’s wife.
William C. Brennan Jr., the attorney for McGrath’s wife, Laura Bruner, said FBI agents have confirmed that McGrath died at the hospital.
“Laura’s absolutely distraught,” Brennan said.
Agents encountered McGrath at a commercial intersection just west of Knoxville around 6:30 p.m. and opened fire, according to FBI public affairs officer Shayne Buchwald. It was not immediately clear if FBI agents shot McGrath or he wounded himself, and Buchwald said the incident was under investigation.
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The manhunt for Roy McGrath ended Monday evening with gunfire and a confrontation with FBI agents in Tennessee, a source with knowledge of the development and an FBI spokeswoman said.
Circumstances around the encounter in the Knoxville area were not immediately clear, but McGrath was said to be wounded and hospitalized. His condition could not be confirmed.
FBI Public Affairs Officer Shayne Buchwald called the encounter an “agent-involved shooting.” She said agents confronted McGrath around 6:30 p.m. and opened fire.
It was not immediately clear if FBI agents shot McGrath or he wounded himself.
