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(KNZA)--One person is dead following a police pursuit and officer-involved shooting in St. Joseph, Missouri Thursday morning that police say began after an armed carjacking.
St. Joseph Police Chief Paul Luster said the carjacking was reported around 10:30 near Sixth and Hall streets.
Police found the stolen vehicle about 30 minutes later near St. Joseph and Highland Avenues with two people inside and attempted to stop it.
The driver refused to stop and a pursuit ensued.
During the pursuit, a person in the suspect vehicle fired at the pursuing officers.
The stolen vehicle eventually crashed near 28th and Mitchell.
One person was taken into custody while the other ran to the 2500 block of Penn Street, where an officer-involved shooting occurred.
The suspect was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control will handle the use of force investigation.
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