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State Police Investigating Deaths

(St. Joseph County, IN) - Indiana State Police were kept busy over the weekend investigating two deaths involving area law enforcement agencies.

 

On Saturday afternoon, a 65-year-old woman died at the St. Joseph County Jail. Police say the woman had a medical emergency. Life-saving efforts by jail staff and EMTs were unsuccessful. An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, December 26 to determine a cause.

 

And early Sunday morning, officers shot and killed a man fleeing from them. According to the State Police, a St. Joseph County deputy initiated pursuit of a suspect following a call of shots fired in Roseland. The chase went into Marshall County, joined by Mishawaka police officers.

 

The suspect allegedly ditched his black 2004 Lincoln SUV in a field just north of Bremen and fled on foot. Officers fired shots, and 54-year-old Johnny Lee Wood of Elkhart was pronounced dead at the scene. No other details have been released. His autopsy is also scheduled for Tuesday.

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