Vehicle pursuit ends with man shot in Rainsville, transported to Chattanooga hospital

RAINSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — UPDATE: A person was injured in a shooting after a vehicle pursuit ended in Rainsville on Tuesday.

Deputy Chief Investigator Weston Fortner with the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office told News 19 that the pursuit stopped at Highway 75 in Rainsville.

According to Fortner, the suspect was threatening to harm himself during negotiations with authorities. Fortner told News 19 that one shot was fired on the scene and that no shots were fired by law enforcement…

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