A gun-toting suspect who was shot dead by law enforcement officers last week after a vehicle pursuit spanning two Alabama counties was a Tennessee teenager wanted there on multiple warrants, authorities said Wednesday.
The victim in the deadly shooting was 19-year-old Gilmar Tista-Morente of Nashville, Tenn., said Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Cpl. Reginal King.
State troopers from ALEA’s Highway Patrol Division, Eutaw police officers, Tuscaloosa County sheriff’s deputies and Northport police officers were involved in the April 25 chase that began in Tuscaloosa County before crossing into Greene County.
The pursuit ended when Tista-Morente hit another vehicle near Highway 11 near the 56-mile marker at exit 52 in Greene County, said King.
After the wreck, Tista-Morente exited his vehicle and brandished a gun at the officers, who then fired on the teenager.
Tista-Morente was taken to a local hospital, where he later died of his injuries.
No officers were injured in the incident.
The teen was wanted by Nashville police on warrants for attempted criminal homicide and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, King said.
Further information was unavailable; the investigation was ongoing as of late Wednesday afternoon.
The Greene County District Attorney’s Office will be sent the investigation’s findings once the probe is complete.
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