GBI identifies road rage suspect fatally shot on I-85

The Brief

  • The GBI identified 41-year-old Stephen James Alexander of Savannah as the man killed in an Interstate 85 shootout with deputies.
  • Banks County deputies attempted to stop Alexander following a road rage report before a PIT maneuver ended a brief chase.
  • Investigators say Alexander fired at law enforcement officers, who then returned fire and killed him at the scene.

BANKS COUNTY, Ga. State investigators have identified a Savannah man killed during a chase and shootout with Banks County deputies on Interstate 85 last week.

What we know:

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has identified the man killed in a confrontation with law enforcement as 41-year-old Stephen James Alexander.

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