Sheriff’s Office confirms 1 dead after shooting, chase, crime scene northeast of Columbia

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A suspect in a shooting and chase is dead after suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to a Boone County Sheriff’s Office spokesman.

Columbia Police Department officers were sent to an "incident" northeast of the city Thursday afternoon and asked drivers to avoid the area.

Columbia officers were responding to an incident near the 5100 block of North Douglas Drive, outside the Columbia city limits. Boone County sheriff's deputies were at the scene, which remained an active investigation at about 2 p.m.

The suspect – who was not identified by law enforcement – allegedly shot two people before taking off, according to Brian Leer, of the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Conditions of those other two people were not immediately available.

A chase ensued and the suspect shot at trooper and hit the trooper’s car, Leer said. The suspect’s vehicle went into a ditch and the suspect killed themselves with a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Leer said.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the trooper used a pit maneuver to stop the suspect's Ford Bronco. Patrol Troop F spokesman Sgt. Kyle Green said the suspect began firing as his Bronco lost control, but no one returned fire.

The response to the crash led to Highway 63 being shut down in southern Randolph County.

The medical examiner will determine the cause of death.

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