ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — UPDATE: South Florida murder suspect identified after St. Johns County crash, self-inflicted gunshot wound
A fugitive with a possible connection to a double homicide in South Florida died Wednesday night in St. Johns County after sustaining a self-inflicted gunshot wound during a crash, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
The crash shut down Interstate-95 just north of State Road-207 for hours, however, the roadway is now back open.
Earlier, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office reported a suspect fled the scene of a deadly double shooting in the town of Lantana at around 9 a.m. Palm Beach deputies had responded to a reported domestic incident that resulted in a shooting. Once at the scene, Palm Beach deputies found two women dead from gunshot wounds. The suspect was gone by the time deputies arrived.
Hours later, a person believed to be the suspect was spotted traveling northbound on I-95. When the vehicle refused to stop for deputies, stop sticks were deployed and the vehicle crashed as the suspect tried to avoid them. Somehow in the crash, the suspect sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to deputies.
The suspect was airlifted to Orange Park Medical Center in critical condition and later died from his injuries.
Authorities are now investigating to confirm if the suspect was involved in the shooting in Lantana.