ETOWA COUNTY, Alabama (WIAT) — A man was shot after a police chase in Etowah County on Friday, according to law enforcement officials. A statement issued by the Etowah County Sheriff’s Office did not confirm who shot the man, but characterized the shooting as “officer-involved.”
The sheriff’s office said in a statement that around 10:30 a.m., a county investigator attempted to pull over a four-wheeler on Holiday Circle in the Egyptian community. During the pursuit, police say the man stopped the vehicle on Walker Mountain Road and fled on foot.
“During the pursuit, a fight ensued and during the altercation, shots were fired resulting in the death,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
At the request of Etowah County Sheriff Jonathan Horton, the statement said, Jacksonville State University’s Center for Applied Forensics and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office, which responded to the scene, will lead the investigation into the incident.
Attempts to contact the victim’s family have so far been unsuccessful.
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