Editor’s note: The State Police released additional information Sunday evening saying Sgt. Maynard was a tissue donor not an organ donor.
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Police saluted the body of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard Saturday as it was taken to a tissue donation facility.
Police officers were lined up along Interstate 79 in Clarksburg as a procession of cruisers and an ambulance carrying Maynard’s body passed by.
“Even in his death, Sergeant Maynard continues to save lives though his selfless sacrifice,” the statement said.
Maynard, 37, was shot and killed in the line of duty Friday afternoon near Matewan. Another man, identified Saturday as Benjamin Baldwin, 39, of Matewan, was shot before troopers arrived. He’s in serious but stable condition at a Charleston hospital.
State police have charged Timothy Kennedy, 29, also of Matewan, with both shootings. He was arraigned on charges Saturday including first degree murder. He’s in the Southwestern Regional Jail without bail.
“The motive for the shooting is unknown, and the investigation remains active and ongoing,” a state police statement said Saturday.
Maynard, a native of Belfry, Kentucky, had been a trooper for 15 years. He leaves behind his wife and two children ages 13 and 9.
A memorial service is being planned for midweek.
Maynard is the first WVSP trooper killed in the line of duty since Trooper Eric Workman and Corporal Marshall Bailey were shot and killed near an Interstate 79 exit in Roane County in August 2012.
Saturday was the one year anniversary of the shooting death of Nicholas County Deputy Tom Baker.