New dashcam video from Monday's Carroll County, GA, pursuit and shootout, that left 3 officers wounded and 1 man dead, has been released.
During the chase, the passenger used a rifle to fire at officers as it went through Carroll County and Villa Rica, authorities said.
Footage from a news helicopter showed that the driver of the tractor-trailer appeared to intentionally block the suspect.
Deputies say the suspect was going about 80 to 90 mph during the chase, even on two-lane roads. He reportedly was also going into the opposite lane at high speeds into oncoming traffic.
Officer Jeffrey Wittstruck and Officer Joseph Kunza went to the JC Penney’s store in Westroads Mall for a man accused of shoplifting who was being detained by store security. A JC Penny’s loss prevention employee told officers Jenkins put a package of t-shirts in his backpack and left the store without paying.
According to Cabarrus County deputies, the suspect drove off during a traffic stop. They said he eventually stopped and ran into his home. A gun was reported found inside his car.
According to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, the shooting happened near U.S. Highway 84 and State Road 310 on Saturday, stemming from a car chase that began in Seminole County.
Blaine, MN, police say officers first responded to a report of a shoplifting at a Kohl’s just before 1 p.m. Officers soon located the suspects in a stolen car. They drove off, then reportedly carjacked the driver of a pick-up truck at gunpoint and fled north on Highway 65.
A hit-and-run suspect crashed on Highway 26 in Oregon Friday afternoon and was found to have a blood alcohol level of .77%, more than nine times the legal limit, police said.
The CAL FIRE officers pulled over the driver, and he reportedly got out and started firing at them. They returned fire. The man jumped back into the Prius and drove away.