Pursuit crash, suspect suicide closes I-271 in Bedford for several hours, police say

Bedford, Ohio (WOIO) – The southbound categorical lanes on I-271 have been closed close to Broadway for a number of hours Friday on account of a police pursuit that ended with a crash and obvious suicide by the suspect, in keeping with Maple Heights Police.

Maple Heights Police stated officers have been investigating an armed theft that had occurred at a enterprise earlier within the day.

At roughly, 1:50 pm detectives noticed the suspect’s automobile in North Randall and adopted the automobile whereas ready for uniformed officers to answer the realm. A Maple Heights Police Division patrol automobile situated the automobile and made a site visitors cease on Northfield Rd. close to I-480, in Maple Heights.

In accordance with police, the automobile pulled over and got here to a cease.

The motive force then pulled again onto the roadway and fled from the realm onto I-480 eastbound with officers in pursuit.

The automobile then headed south on I-271 with officers nonetheless in pursuit. Because the automobile headed south on I-271, the motive force misplaced management and it struck the middle guard rail, close to the 23-mile marker coming to relaxation within the left two southbound lanes.

When the officers approached the automobile, they discovered the feminine driver unconscious. As they have been making an attempt to render first assist to her, they found an obvious self-inflicted gunshot wound to her head.

Paramedics from the Bedford Fireplace Division responded to the scene.

The feminine was pronounced lifeless on the scene.

The freeway reopened round 6:20 pm.

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