BIRMINGHAM, Ala. —A police chase out of Shelby County Wednesday morning, led to an officer-involved shooting in Birmingham, authorities said.
Maj. Ken Burchfield, of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, said the incident began just before 2:30 a.m. when a deputy noticed a black SUV that he thought was suspicious at an apartment complex off Highway 280. When the deputy tried to pull over the vehicle, the driver sped off down 280 and a chase ensued, according to Burchfield.
The driver of the SUV came to a stop off Interstate 20 on Oporto Madrid Boulevard. However, Burchfield said that when deputies started to approach the vehicle, the driver attempted to run over one of the deputies.
According to Burchfield, the deputy fired his gun into the vehicle and struck the driver. The driver was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:15 a.m.
A male passenger was taken into custody and is currently being questioned at the Shelby County Jail.
Burchfield said the two suspects could face multiple charges.
"I know there’s a stolen car involved. I know it's got a switched tag and I know there's a stolen gun. So the investigators are going to have to decide what are the appropriate charges, who gets those charges and those kinds of things,” Burchfield said.
The Birmingham Police Department, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Alabama state troopers assisted with the chase.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will not be involved in the shooting investigation because it involved one of its deputies. Burchfield said the investigation has been handed over to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
"There will be a review of our actions to make sure the public knows that what we did here was lawful," Burchfield said.
Maj. Ken Burchfield, of the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office, said the incident began just before 2:30 a.m. when a deputy noticed a black SUV that he thought was suspicious at an apartment complex off Highway 280. When the deputy tried to pull over the vehicle, the driver sped off down 280 and a chase ensued, according to Burchfield.
The driver of the SUV came to a stop off Interstate 20 on Oporto Madrid Boulevard. However, Burchfield said that when deputies started to approach the vehicle, the driver attempted to run over one of the deputies.
According to Burchfield, the deputy fired his gun into the vehicle and struck the driver. The driver was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 3:15 a.m.
A male passenger was taken into custody and is currently being questioned at the Shelby County Jail.
Burchfield said the two suspects could face multiple charges.
"I know there’s a stolen car involved. I know it's got a switched tag and I know there's a stolen gun. So the investigators are going to have to decide what are the appropriate charges, who gets those charges and those kinds of things,” Burchfield said.
The Birmingham Police Department, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and Alabama state troopers assisted with the chase.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office will not be involved in the shooting investigation because it involved one of its deputies. Burchfield said the investigation has been handed over to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.
"There will be a review of our actions to make sure the public knows that what we did here was lawful," Burchfield said.
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