After Hamilton County Sheriff’s deputies attempted a traffic stop, they discovered the driver of the vehicle had a gunshot wound, according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office.
The vehicle was allegedly speeding south on Birchwood Pike on Tuesday morning. The deputies tried to pull the driver over, and the vehicle pulled off the road and into a field, the press release said. When the deputies approached the car, the driver had an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Hamilton County EMS pronounced the driver dead. An investigation is ongoing.
— Compiled by Kailee Shores