An Innocent man and his dog are dead after a police chase in the Midlands. Police gave chase to a suspect Saturday after a woman was shot in a domestic incident at the Cross Hill Apartments in Columbia.
The victim was later dropped off at a local hospital, by the suspect. Columbia Police said Officers tried to talk to the suspect after his car was found behind a business, but he took off.
The chase ended in a multi-car collision. Killed in that crash, were a man and his dog who were not involved in the situation.At the crash site, Officers searched the suspects vehicle and found a gun inside.
Preliminary reports show the unnamed suspect shot himself in the lower body while inside the car. He later died at the hospital.
According to Columbia Police, Officers did not discharge their weapons.



