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Hearing from officials at this hour that law enforcement confronted him and vester flanagan shot himself. this happened on i-66, a highway in virginia. we know that it was believed he was in virginia. we reported that and it turns out law enforcement apparently confronted him there on the highway. at that point, we are being told that he shot himself. we don't know if that means he is dead. we don't have any more details as far as whether he was arrested, taken to the hospital, anything like that. what we do know, even though the scene has not been officially cleared, they have him. he shot hi...

The mike to sergeant rick garlidz with the virginia state police. >> thank you, sheriff. shortly before 11:30 a.m. this morning virginia state police trooper pam neff was on patrol he along interstate 66. her license plate reader lpr alerted to a license plate on a chevrolet sonic traveling east on 66. she followed the vehicle a short distance as troopers responded to assist her before she actived her lights. once the backup was there she )c activated emergency equipment and attempted to stop the vehicle. the driver of the sonic, vester flanagan, also known as bryce williams, refused to stop a...

>> very emotional. >> well, a few hours after that shooting, a state trooper was on i-66 and her license plate reader got a hit on flanagan's vehicle. she followed him, called for backup. and, when it arrived, she tried to pull him over. he fled. it was a short chase. and then he lost control of the vehicle and crashed. when the troopers approached the vehicle, they found flanagan dying from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. allison parker was 24 years old. adam ward was 27. they were just starting their careers according to a statement from wdbj said both had big plans and bright future cut sho...

>> it appears the end has come from bryce williams also known as vester flanagain along i-66 in folklore, virginia. i-66. you can see a car with a door open and what appears to be a sh roud. we are told the suspect jumped out of the car, ran and shot m himself. we are told the suspect shot himself along i-66 in folklore county, virginia. everything has transpired so

Shooter at a hospital just under a four-hour drive from here. he was driving north on i-66 when the virginia state police used a license plate reader that sits on the side of a state police trooper car. it picked up his license plate, set off an alarm. they pursued him. he would not stop. there was some kind of an accident. we don't know whether he ran off the road before or after he shot himself. we also don't know where he shot himself. but it is being described as a self-inflicted wound. as for the gun, they still haven't said if it was even his weapon. it's probably too early to speculate ...