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High Speed Police Chase/Shooting

By Chris Taylor

McCracken County, KY – A high-speed police chase over the weekend ended in McCracken County with the driver taking his own life with a handgun. Police say 43-year-old Randall Strickland was wanted on several arrest warrants for theft and failure to appear in court. According to the Paducah Sun, police received reports Strickland was driving a stolen SUV through Marshall County on Saturday. When officers caught up with him he allegedly opened fire. The chase ended near James Marine on Clarks River Road after police deployed a spike strip and Strickland took his own life. There were no other injuries.