Vehicle Pursuit And Death Under Investigation In Stephenson Co

DAKOTA –  Authorities are investigating a vehicle pursuit and death in Stephenson County.  The Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy was called out to a home on Saturday night in the 300 block of East South Street in Dakota.  As the deputy arrived in the area, a 911 caller reported that her former boyfriend had been at her home and had held her at gunpoint.  A deputy tried to pull over the suspect’s vehicle, but the driver allegedly sped off.  The vehicle eventually came to a stop on McConnell Road near Red Oak Road and deputies discovered the driver with a gunshot wound to the head and a handgun in his hand.  He was pronounced dead at an area hospital.