The Brief
- GBI agents are investigating after 20-year-old Vermontay Burch died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a Stone Mountain police chase Sunday.
- An officer used a Taser on Burch after pursuing him on foot away from a reported stolen car near Eagle Springs Way.
- State investigators plan to hand over the complete case file to the DeKalb Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office once finished.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – A 20-year-old Stone Mountain man died from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound Sunday morning after running from a DeKalb County police officer who fired a Taser during a foot chase, according to state authorities.
What we know:
DeKalb County police officers received a call around 4:51 a.m. Sunday reporting an armed carjacking in Stone Mountain.…