Suspect Dead After Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound Following Shooting, High-Speed Chase
A suspect died by suicide following a shooting in St. Cloud and a high-speed police chase on I-94 in Wright County on Monday afternoon.
St. Cloud Police responded to a shooting in a parking lot in the 1000 block of 5th Avenue South. Officers located a 20-year-old male victim with a gunshot wound to his abdomen. The victim was transported to the hospital by ambulance in serious condition. St. Cloud Officers gathered suspect information and relayed it to other nearby agencies.
The Stearns County Sheriff’s Office then received information from St. Cloud Police that a shooting had just occurred. Stearns County Deputies located the described vehicle near I-94 and Highway 24 in Clearwater. Deputies then attempted to stop the vehicle, but the suspect fled, leading officers on a high-speed chase. Officers were able to successfully deploy stop sticks before the vehicle came to a stop on eastbound I-94, just east of Highway 25 in the city of Monticello.
When officers approached the vehicle, they observed the suspect had suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The suspect was pronounced deceased at the scene. No officers fired their weapons during the incident. I-94 remained closed for several hours while officers investigated the scene and gathered evidence.
The suspect’s identity is being held until further investigation is complete.