AND IS NOW IN THE VESTAVIA JAIL AND OVER IN WEST ALABAMA, A POLICE CHASE TURNS DEADLY. THIS HAPPENED JUST AFTER 11:00 IN THE NORTHPORT AREA. POLICE SAY THAT A MAN FIRED SHOTS DURING A TRAFFIC STOP AND THEN TOOK OFF. WELL, THAT CHASE ENDED IN A CRASH ON I-20 59 DOWN IN GREEN COUNTY. AUTHORITIES SAY THE MAN WAS STILL ARMED AND OFFICERS OPENED FIRE ON HIM. THAT MAN WAS KILLED. THE TUS
Video above: Previous coverageSpecial Agents with Alabama’s State Bureau of Investigation have identified the person killed by police following a multi-county chase last month. On Thursday, April 25, just after 11 p.m., Northport police officers were attempting to stop a vehicle on Mcfarland Boulevard in Northport when shots were fired, according to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.The vehicle immediately sped off, leading officers, as well as Tuscaloosa Sheriff’s deputies and ALEA Troopers, on a chase throughout …