(Cleveland, OH) - On Tuesday, Thoue Nichole Bronowski, 45, was rescued after being kidnapped by the man who allegedly killed her mother on Thaksgiving Day.
James Edward Hawley, aka Ahmad Ben David, 47, was killed Tuesday night after police killed the man in a shootout at a hotel in Pineville, La., about 100 miles northwest of Baton Rouge.
An FBI agent was also injured during the gunfight. His condition was not released.
Bronowski had not been seen since 6:35 p.m. Nov. 25, according to Cuyahoga Falls police. It is believed that Hawley took her to the home of her mother, Norma J. Matko, 68, in Belmont County in the early morning hours Thanksgiving day.
Police said Hawley shot and killed Matko and then drove Bronowski to Cleveland in Matko's vehicle, which was later found abandoned and burnt.
Bronowski is expected to be reunited with her family soon, authorities said, though she was described as being extremely distraught by the ordeal.
Photo Credit: Belmount County Sheriff's Office/Cuyahoga Falls Police Department
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