Suspected cop killer surrenders on TV

Jamie Donnell Hood surrendered to authorities on Friday after a three-day manhunt.STORY HIGHLIGHTSNEW: Suspect asks to be arrested on TVShirtless suspect turns himself in after allegedly holding eight hostage He is wanted in connection to Tuesday's slaying of a Georgia police officerHood asks negotiators to bring his mother to the scene Atlanta (CNN) -- A suspect accused of killing a Georgia police officer and wounding another one has surrendered to authorities after a hostage standoff Friday night.

The incident was shown live on television as officers arrested suspect Jamie Donnell Hood in Athens, Georgia.

Hood, who was shirtless, emerged from the home a little after 11 p.m. with people authorities said he had held hostage.

SWAT officers descended on Hood ending the saga that had lasted days.

Hood was wanted in connection to Tuesday's slaying of Senior Police Officer Elmer "Buddy" Christian, 34, and the wounding of Senior Police Officer Tony Howard, 43.

The shooting spurred a huge manhunt that climaxed when authorities learned that Hood was holed up in an apartment in Athens.

Authorities said Thursday evening that Hood was holding eight people hostage and they were negotiating with him.

At one point, authorities used the media to get a message to Hood.

"I want to commit to you, if you come out without a weapon, you will not be harmed," Vernon Keenan of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation said in a televised address.

Hood has asked negotiators to bring his mother to the scene, said John Bankhead, a GBI spokesman. The spokesman said children were among the hostages.

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