trooper billy gregory: at about 12:21am this morning. officers called into post 15 saying that shots had been fired police...shooting and killing the convicted rapist and robber overnight... trooper billy gregory: he brandished a gun, he did have one and shots were exchanged and cook sustained wounds that ultimately lead to his death -- the county coronor pronouncedhim dead at the scene. the search began last weekend after police say cook...who was wanted on drug warrants...op ened fire on an officer during a traffic stop near the tennessee- kentucky border. dispatcher: "shots fired, shots fired, county... officer down, officer down!" the officer survived, his lletproof vest saved him, but cook managed to escape... that same night he got into a shootout with a kentucky state trooper before disappearing again -- this time on foot. the f-b-i and u-s marshals joined the search. a school district was shut down...for three days. diane alexander: it's kinda weird to us to think that one person could terrorize that much... just one person on th

shots were exchanged and cook sustained wounds that actually lead to his death," says trooper billy gregory with the kentucky state police. state trooper gregory also said there is a feeling of relief that the whole situation is finally over and that the community is safer now because they found the shooter. the canadian whale watch boat that capsized on sunday was raised yesterday. boat was hit by a wave and tipped over, the hull was lifted so that the name of the "leviathan- - o" was clearly visible above the water line. canada's transportatio n safety board said its investigation would continue, but its crew was leaving the scene on the pacific coast of vancouver island. still, many unanswered questions remain. five bodies s re recovered soon after the boat capsized. and the search for a sixth passenger, australian, 27-year-old rav pillay is still underway. the federal aviation administration continues to investigate a boeing 7-67 that caught fire ononhe runway of fort lauderdale-hollywood international airport yesterday. officials say dynamic air flight 4-0-5 was taxiing on the runway a