St. George • The suspect in a Utah fatal shooting has died of self-inflicted injuries suffered while he fled from authorities, police said.
The Cedar City Police Department confirmed the death of 26-year-old Chaz Bennett Wednesday, The Spectrum reported.
Bennett’s body will be transported to the Utah State Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy, a police statement said.
Bennett was suspected in the May 10 shooting death of 47-year-old Jeremey Hunter in Cedar City, 52 miles northeast of St. George.
Officers responded around 10:30 p.m. to a report that a man had been shot and discovered Hunter dead, police said.
Bennett fled on foot and was later found several blocks from the scene with two rifles.
Officers ordered Bennett to drop the weapons before he fled again and then shot himself, police said.
Bennett was transported by ambulance to a hospital and then taken by a medical helicopter to a second hospital.
Police discovered two homes were struck by bullets, but no injuries were reported.
The motive for the shooting is still under investigation.
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