CALHOUN, Ga. — An overnight shooting in the parking lot of a north Georgia Buc-ee’s started a police chase into a neighboring county.
Calhoun police officers say they responded to a domestic dispute at Buc-ee’s on Union Grove Road at 4 a.m. on Thursday.
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As they tried putting the man in handcuffs, he ran off. While running away, he turned and started shooting at officers.
None of the officers were hurt, and the police department did not report whether they returned fire.
The suspect, Robert Smith, then carjacked someone in the parking lot and sped off.
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That led to several agencies responding and Smith leading them on a chase on I-75 into Whitfield County.
Whitfield County deputies say while they chased Smith, he began firing shots at them from the car.
Smith eventually crashed the car. When deputies approached the car, they found Smith with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. He was later pronounced dead.
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