(Stephenson Co., IL) — Authorities are investigating a vehicle pursuit and death in Stephenson County. The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy was called out to a home on Saturday night in the 300 block of East South Street in Dakota. As the deputy arrived in the area, a 911 caller reported that her former boyfriend had been at her home and had held her at gunpoint. A deputy tried to pull over the suspect’s vehicle, but driver sped off. The vehicle eventually came to a stop on McConnell Road near Red Oak Road and deputies discovered the driver with a gunshot wound to the head and a handgun in his hand. He was pronounced dead at the hospital.
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