The details are scant, but here’s the report from the AC-T:
“Smoky Park Highway near the Haywood County line was shut down this morning as deputies investigate a chase.
Authorities said officers with the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office pursued a man driving a pickup truck around 11 a.m.
The driver stopped, and as officers approached his vehicle, he shot and killed himself.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.”
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