PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A high-speed pursuit and crash left a wanted suspect dead in what the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office said was an officer-involved shooting on Sunday afternoon.
The chase began around 2:30 p.m. with deputies in pursuit of a driver “who had previously eluded law enforcement in Washington,” Sheriff Brian Pixley said in a release.
The driver fled from deputies, but crashed down an embankment in the Deer Island area and died at the scene.
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No one from law enforcement was hurt in the incident, the sheriff said. He told KOIN 6 News “a firearm was discharged on scene” but details surrounding the shooting are not clear at this time…