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High speed pursuit on U.S. Highway 50 East ends in Carson City with suspect dead

UPDATE: This story has been updated to reflect a statement from the Carson City sheriff. Go here for the updated version to this story.

UPDATE 12:20PM: Both Carson City and Lyon County sheriff's offices have released initial statements regarding Saturday morning's high speed pursuit on U.S. Highway 50 East through Lyon County that ended near Flint Drive in East Carson City.

"At approximately 9:50 a.m., March 10, 2018 Storey County Sheriff's Office advised Lyon County they were in pursuit of a vehicle southbound on USA Parkway, and the driver was wanted out of California for parole violation," the Lyon County Sheriff's Office said Saturday. "Units of the Lyon County Sheriff's Office joined in the pursuit at USA Parkway and westbound Highway 50.

"The suspect vehicle failed to yield and led law enforcement through Dayton, where it ran the red light at Fortune and collided with another vehicle causing minor damage and no injures," LCSO continued. "The suspect vehicle did not stop and continued to flee from law enforcement.

"The suspect vehicle was finally stopped by the Carson City Sheriff's Office and NHP at Flint Road and Highway 50," the LCSO stated.

Carson City Sheriff Ken Furlong released the following statement on the incident:

"Carson City Sheriff’s Office, along with other organizations, is investigating the pursuit of a vehicle from outside of Carson that ended in a crash just inside Carson City on Highway 50 at the Lyon County line," Furlong said. "It is reported that one officer (a) Carson City Deputy fired a single shotgun round after road spikes were deployed by another agency at the Carson Lyon County line.

"The suspect continued driving until he hit a road divider and spun off the highway," Furlong continued. "The suspect is deceased."

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UPDATE 11:00AM: A high speed pursuit Saturday morning that began east of Carson City ended when the suspect vehicle left the roadway near Flint and Highway 50 in Carson City. The suspect reportedly had a gunshot wound to the head when he was found by law enforcement officers and died at the scene.

Highway 50 westbound was closed and reopened. The vehicle was a white Dodge Durango rental vehicle with California license plates. The vehicle pursuit, according to police scanner monitors, reportedly started at USA Parkway, then into Dayton and Mound House, exceeding speeds of 100 mph. No officers were injured.
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U.S. Highway 50 East at Flint Drive in Carson City has been shut down to through traffic due to a high speed pursuit by Nevada Highway Patrol, Lyon County and Carson City sheriff's deputies, Carson City Emergency Dispatch reported.

Nevada Highway Patrol has installed spiked strips across the highway at the V and T rail bridge at Mound House.

Carson City Sheriff's deputies are assisting.

According to dispatch, the suspect vehicle is a white rental car driven by a suspect with active warrants out of California.

This is a developing story, and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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