CALHOUN COUNTY, AL - A duo is in custody after shots were exchanged Friday night between police and a suspect during a two-county police pursuit on Interstate 20 (I-20) in east Alabama.
The pursuit began in Calhoun County and ended in Cleburne County with one of the suspects standing on top of a vehicle in a brief standoff with police, AL.com reported. The incident began sometime before 8:30 p.m. when Calhoun County Sheriff Fallon Hurst said deputies were trying to serve an arrest warrant in the Oxford area.
From there, a police pursuit ensued. "The suspect opened fire on the deputies throughout the pursuit," Hurst said. "The pursuit was ultimately ended on I-20 in Cleburne County, where an exchange of gunfire took place."
Cleburne County Sheriff's officials stated that they were notified that the pursuit was entering their county. Deputies joined in on Highway 78 just outside of Heflin. During the pursuit, shots were fired. As the pursuit crossed into Cleburne County near the old barbecue hut outside Heflin, Calhoun County deputies were joined by Cleburne County deputies and a Heflin police officer, Anniston Star reported.
The vehicle traveled onto Almon Street and then back onto I-20, where it eventually crashed near mile marker 199. "Once or twice it was gunfire ... I won't say exchange, the suspect shot at officers," Heflin Police Chief Ross McGlaughlin said. He said one of his officers attempted to move into position to perform a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, but was forced to back off as the suspect continued firing.
After the stop, more shots were fired, and the suspect ran into a wooded area. The suspect reportedly carjacked another motorist during the incident before finally being taken into custody. "He came out on the eastbound side, where he carjacked a family," McGlaughlin said. "He then took that vehicle back westbound on the eastbound side, wrecked it in the median, went out and tried to carjack an 18-wheeler, and ended up on the roof of it."
A female passenger was also taken into custody. No one was hit by the gunfire. The investigation shut down parts of the interstate before it finally reopened at 1:45 a.m. Saturday. Authorities said that there was no ongoing threat to the public. Additional details about the suspect and potential charges have not yet been released.
The pursuit began in Calhoun County and ended in Cleburne County with one of the suspects standing on top of a vehicle in a brief standoff with police, AL.com reported. The incident began sometime before 8:30 p.m. when Calhoun County Sheriff Fallon Hurst said deputies were trying to serve an arrest warrant in the Oxford area.
From there, a police pursuit ensued. "The suspect opened fire on the deputies throughout the pursuit," Hurst said. "The pursuit was ultimately ended on I-20 in Cleburne County, where an exchange of gunfire took place."
Cleburne County Sheriff's officials stated that they were notified that the pursuit was entering their county. Deputies joined in on Highway 78 just outside of Heflin. During the pursuit, shots were fired. As the pursuit crossed into Cleburne County near the old barbecue hut outside Heflin, Calhoun County deputies were joined by Cleburne County deputies and a Heflin police officer, Anniston Star reported.
The vehicle traveled onto Almon Street and then back onto I-20, where it eventually crashed near mile marker 199. "Once or twice it was gunfire ... I won't say exchange, the suspect shot at officers," Heflin Police Chief Ross McGlaughlin said. He said one of his officers attempted to move into position to perform a PIT maneuver to stop the vehicle, but was forced to back off as the suspect continued firing.
After the stop, more shots were fired, and the suspect ran into a wooded area. The suspect reportedly carjacked another motorist during the incident before finally being taken into custody. "He came out on the eastbound side, where he carjacked a family," McGlaughlin said. "He then took that vehicle back westbound on the eastbound side, wrecked it in the median, went out and tried to carjack an 18-wheeler, and ended up on the roof of it."
A female passenger was also taken into custody. No one was hit by the gunfire. The investigation shut down parts of the interstate before it finally reopened at 1:45 a.m. Saturday. Authorities said that there was no ongoing threat to the public. Additional details about the suspect and potential charges have not yet been released.
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