A 29-year-old man was charged Monday with capital murder in a shooting that left a veteran Alabama police officer dead and two others wounded – and authorities said they will seek the death penalty.

Grady Wayne Wilkes, who was caught after a massive manhunt, is accused of gunning down Police Officer William Buechner, a 13-year veteran of the Auburn police force, officials said.

He also was charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting fellow officers Webb Sistrunk and Evan Elliott, Police Chief Paul Register said Monday.

“When you shoot a police officer, we’re going to pursue the death penalty,” Lee County District Attorney Brandon Hughes said during a press conference about four hours after Wilkes was caught. “Absolutely.”

Auburn Mayor Rob Anders announced the names of the fallen officer and his wounded partners, who were shot while responding to a domestic incident.

“It’s a great responsibility to tell you what a sad day this is for our community,” Anders said. “On behalf of our elected officials and our entire community, we’re very sorry that we have lost an officer in the line of duty.”

Buechner served with the Auburn Police Department since April 2006.

Sistrunk, who has served since April 2011, is being treated at Piedmont Regional Hospital in Columbus, Georgia, where he was listed in satisfactory condition.

Elliott, an officer since July 2018, was treated and released.

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said she was “heartbroken” by the tragic shooting that hit the Auburn police force hard.

The three officers were shot while answering a call about a domestic disturbance at a home on Wire Road about 10 p.m. Sunday.

Police said Wilkes knew the victim in the domestic disturbance but details about the incident were not immediately released, according to AL.com.

While on the lam, Wilkes was described as being armed and wearing camouflage body armor and a helmet.

The Alabama state police issued a “Blue Alert,” which is made only in the death of a law enforcement officer, as it sought the public’s help in catching the 6-foot-4, 215-pound suspect.

“This is probably the worst day of my time here. Words cannot express the loss of this family, and our family, and this community,” Register said.

He said the cops arrived late Sunday at Arrowhead Park, a mobile home community that describes itself as “one of the nicest, safest and well-managed student environments in Auburn,” according to USA Today.

Wilkes immediately opened fire on the officers, Register said, adding that no one in the home was wounded.

“It was a simple domestic disturbance,” he said. “You always hear that they are one of the most dangerous kinds of calls officers go to, and it played out to that effect tonight.”

Register would not say if the officers returned fire.

The manhunt ended with an “all clear” announcement by Auburn University, which is located near the scene of the shooting, after Wilkes was arrested at 7:12 a.m. without resisting arrest.

Wilkes, who is from Daleville, was living in the Auburn community and didn’t have any prior run-ins with Auburn police, officials said. He served in the military but details on his service were not immediately available.

In January, an order of protection was requested by a 28-year-old woman against Wilkes, whom she accused of rape, according to court documents obtained by AL.com.

Charges were not filed against Wilkes and the order of protection was not granted.

“They didn’t really keep us in the loop during the investigation,” the victim’s husband told AL.com, “so we only found out that they didn’t decide to press charges because the prosecution didn’t feel comfortable or confident enough to get a conviction.”