From The Tribune staff reports
ST. CLAIR COUNTY — The suspect of an armed carjacking was killed after a pursuit ended at Springville Station on Wednesday, September 7.
According to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 11:45 p.m., the Steele Police Department responded to a white male armed with a rifle carjacking a vehicle from a male subject at the Love’s Truck Stop in Steele.
The suspect was later located by the Attalla Police Department shortly thereafter and fled when a traffic stop was attempted while firing at officers.
A chase ensued by numerous agencies traveling I-59 into St. Clair County, where Deputies attempted to stop the suspect with a spike strip.
The sheriff’s office states that the suspect traveled into Springville Station and struck parked vehicles in the Taco Bell parking lot. The suspect then exited the vehicle armed with a rifle which he pointed at Deputies and Officers.
The suspect was shot on the scene and pronounced dead.
The investigation is being conducted by the Jacksonville State University Center for Applied Forensics and the Oxford Police Department.
The story will be updated when more information is available.