Raymond M. Huffmaster

Suicide

According to police, a pursuit was sparked by an unrelated tip about a drunken driver around 11:30 p.m. Police said a sheriff's sergeant turned on his emergency lights, and a Jeep Liberty directly ahead of him accelerated. The sergeant followed the Jeep for several miles, but lost sight of it. The license plate number revealed the owner as Raymond M. Huffmaster. Just before midnight, deputies and Rochester police went to Huffmaster's condo and saw the Jeep in the parking lot with the driver's door open and engine running, but no one inside. The officers then saw Huffmaster inside through a window. Deputies said Huffmaster stepped outside with a rifle and committed suicide on the front porch.