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Steven Chad Wright

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 11/24/2021

Location : Highway 278 pursuit termination area

City : Unknown

County : Unknown

State : Alabama

Agency : Jefferson County Sheriff's Office; Cullman County Sheriff's Office; Addison Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Suicide

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 11/24/2021, following the shooting of two security guards at an active strip mine near the 4000 block of Blue Creek Road, a stolen vehicle linked to the incident was located by deputies in Cullman County and police escalated a pursuit when the driver continued driving on Highway 278 West. The vehicle became stuck and the driver fled, stole another vehicle, and continued driving into Winston County where spike strips disabled the vehicle. Officers approached and found Steven Chad Wright dead inside from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Reporting indicates the pursuit involved multiple agencies and followed the earlier discovery of one guard killed and another wounded at the mine site.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.wbrc.com/2021/11/24/80-year-old-jefferson-co-strip-mine-security-guard-shot-killed-44-year-old-guard-shot/
https://www.wvtm13.com/article/alabama-strip-mine-security-guards-shot-blue-creek-road/38347255
https://www.trussvilletribune.com/2021/11/24/one-dead-another-injured-in-west-jefferson-county-shootings/