Infant rescued after suspect takes own life following police chase

The Brief

  • Justin Scott Roberts of Alabama died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound following a high-speed chase into Georgia.
  • A 3-month-old baby was rescued safely from the suspect’s truck after the vehicle was stopped by a PIT maneuver.
  • The GBI has taken over the investigation into the circumstances of the death.

TROUP COUNTY, Ga. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is looking into a multi-state police chase that ended when a suspect shot and killed himself in Troup County, the agency said.

What we know:

The GBI said the chase began in Alabama on Friday after Justin Scott Roberts, 39, of Opelika, Alabama, fled a domestic dispute in a black Nissan Titan.

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