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Jason Earl Merritt

United States · Aged 34 · Died 10/04/2019
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Suicide

Jason Earl Merritt was being sought regarding a shooting. He did not pull over when police caught up with him, and he led deputies on a brief chase. For 30 minutes deputies tried to get the man to comply with orders to get out of the car, but they failed, and he turned the gun on himself.

Alleged responsible partyMilam County Sheriff's OfficeReported by the cited sources. “Alleged” is used pending verification.

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