SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A law enforcement chase that began in Christian County ended in Greene County on Saturday morning when the suspect’s vehicle overturned and caught fire — and deputies heard a single gunshot from inside before finding the driver fatally wounded.

According to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO), deputies were requested to assist the Christian County Sheriff’s Office in reference to a pursuit of a wanted individual who entered Greene County’s jurisdiction at U.S. Highway 65 and Evans Road.

Christian County deputies advised Greene County deputies that the suspect’s vehicle had driven off the road, crashed, overturned and caught fire, according to a news release.

While deputies were giving orders to the suspect driver, a single gunshot was heard from the overturned v

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