{"id":157177,"date":"2021-04-26T22:45:47","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T02:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=157177"},"modified":"2021-04-26T22:45:47","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T02:45:47","slug":"killer-in-murder-suicide-opened-fire-on-deputies-before-killing-himself-cops-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/killer-in-murder-suicide-opened-fire-on-deputies-before-killing-himself-cops-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Killer in murder-suicide opened fire on deputies before killing himself, cops say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Monticello, GA \u2013 A homicide investigation in Monticello Sunday led deputies into a standoff in Putnam County.<\/p>\n<p>Around 9:00 p.m., The Jasper County Sheriff\u2019s Office said Kira Ammons, age 41, of Monticello, GA, was found shot multiple times and later died.<\/p>\n<p>Witnesses at the scene told law enforcement that James David Mathis, 38, of Eatonton, Putnam County, GA, was responsible for Ammons\u2019 death. Ammons was Mathis&#8217; ex-girlfriend.<\/p>\n<p>Putnam County deputies responded to Mathis\u2019 home in order to attempt to locate him. Upon arrival, deputies heard gunshots and a Putnam County deputy\u2019s patrol vehicle was shot by Mathis.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-157180\" src=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-26-at-9.44.43-PM-1-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"697\" srcset=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-26-at-9.44.43-PM-1-1.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-26-at-9.44.43-PM-1-1-300x272.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-26-at-9.44.43-PM-1-1-696x632.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/breaking911.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-04-26-at-9.44.43-PM-1-1-463x420.jpeg 463w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Shortly thereafter, Mathis was located outside of his home with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.<\/p>\n<p>No deputies were injured during the incident.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Putnam County standoff ends when murder suspect reportedly shoots himself\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/encCN-iDRZs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Ammons and Mathis will be transported to the GBI Crime Lab for autopsy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Monticello, GA \u2013 A homicide investigation in Monticello Sunday led deputies into a standoff in Putnam County. Around 9:00 p.m., The Jasper County Sheriff\u2019s Office said Kira Ammons, age 41, of Monticello, GA, was found shot multiple times and later died. Witnesses at the scene told law enforcement that James David Mathis, 38, of Eatonton, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5409,"featured_media":157178,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[1,54],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Killer in murder-suicide opened fire on deputies before killing himself, cops say - Breaking911<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/killer-in-murder-suicide-opened-fire-on-deputies-before-killing-himself-cops-say\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Killer in murder-suicide opened fire on deputies before killing himself, cops say - Breaking911\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Monticello, GA \u2013 A homicide investigation in Monticello Sunday led deputies into a standoff in Putnam County. 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