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Prosecutor will seek death penalty in case of slain trooper

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The Associated Press

Published: June 25, 2008

WAYNESVILLE
The prosecutor handling the case against a Florida man accused in the fatal shooting of a N.C. Highway Patrol trooper wants to seek the death penalty.

The Asheville Citizen-Times reported today that Haywood County District Attorney Michael Bonfoey asked a judge to decide whether there is enough evidence to try Edwardo Wong II for capital murder. The judge has not yet scheduled a hearing.

Wong is accused in the June 17 shooting death of trooper David Shawn Blanton Jr. The trooper was shot during a traffic stop along Interstate 40 near Canton in western North Carolina.

In recording of 911 calls released Tuesday, truckers can be heard on CB radios getting a description of the suspect's vehicle. They also formed a roadblock to help stop the vehicle.

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