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Austin Michael Rohr

Gender : Male

Age : 28

Race : White

Date : 10/19/2022

Location : Inwood

City : Leatown

County : Jefferson

State : West Virginia

Agency : Jefferson County Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Driver killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

efferson County deputies attempted a traffic stop for excessive speeding on Oct. 12 at Leetown Road near the W.Va. Route 9 bridge. Police escalated a chase to 111 mph, placed spike strips and hunted Austin Michael Rohr for expired registration tags and faulty headlights until he committed suicide under police duress.

SOURCE LINKS :

http://www.spiritofjefferson.com/news/article_3e38f1da-4ff6-11ed-82a6-932dcaa76865.html