By Joanna Putman
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GARVIN COUNTY, Okla. — Kameron Jenkins, the man accused of shooting a deputy during a traffic stop gone wrong, has been found dead less than 200 yards away from the scene of the incident after a six-day manhunt, KOCO reports.
The shooting occurred last week when Deputy Sean Steadman exchanged gunfire with Jenkins after he drove away from a traffic stop. Steadman was shot in the jaw and is reported to be recovering at home. A passerby was killed by a stray bullet during the incident.
Jenkins was believed to be on the run. Law enforcement initiated a manhunt involving local, state and federal authorities, according to the report.
After six days of searching, his body was found about 150 yards away from the location of the shooting in heavy brush with a firearm.
“He was within our perimeter. He never got out. Once we set up such a tight perimeter, there was no way for him to get out. Where he’s at, where we found him, is so thick that you could walk by him and never see him,” Garvin County Sheriff Jim Mullett told KOCO.
Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation technicians are pulling out the foliage to try to get to the body, according to the report. Authorities said it’s still unclear how and when Jenkins died.