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Victim and suspect dead after shooting spree ends on I-190

Both sides of a busy highway were closed for several hours Wednesday after a series of shootings in Worcester, Massachusetts, that left both the victim and suspect dead. Officers were dispatched to Heroult Road for the first reported shooting around 2:20 p.m., police said in a statement. Grace and Kennedy Piekos said they were getting off the school bus when they heard banging noises and saw a man running away. Other witnesses said a wounded man was pulled from bushes in the area and loaded into an ambulance. Yellow crime scene tape could be seen surrounding a white house and police officers meeting outside. Police confirmed a victim was found in the area with serious injuries. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.Video below: Children describe encounter with suspect A short time later, a Massachusetts state trooper approached a man who was acting suspiciously. The man brandished a firearm and fired a round. “The officer ordered the man to drop the weapon, but he fled,” Worcester police said. At approximately 3:24 p.m., Worcester officers and Massachusetts State Police were dispatched to the northbound side of Interstate 190, about a quarter-mile from Heroult Road, in response to a report of an armed man stopping traffic. “Worcester police officers and Massachusetts State Police troopers arrived on scene and pursued the man on foot on the highway. “The man tried to attack drivers on the highway,” police said. Ali Impomeni said a man with a gun came within 5 feet of her car on I-190. “When he got to my car, we heard gunshots, but they were from the police,” she said. A Worcester officer and a state trooper fired their weapons during the incident, officials said. Video below: Witnesses describe 'so many gunshots' on I-190Impomeni and her passenger described watching the man in the rearview mirror running about 15 yards before he stopped, put something to his head and fell to the ground. Police confirmed the suspect shot himself and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. Sky5 flew over the highway and saw numerous police and emergency vehicles on the road. Caution tape was posted on both sides of the highway and a line of officers walked across the street, seemingly searching for evidence. “At this time, we believe the man from the I-190 incident is the suspect in the Heroult Road incident. There is no danger to the public at this time,” police wrote. The highway reopened around 7:30 p.m., Worcester police said. They are also asking anyone with video evidence of the shooting to submit a copy online.

WORCESTER, Mass. –

Both sides of a busy highway were closed for several hours Wednesday after a series of shootings in Worcester, Massachusetts, that left both the victim and suspect dead.

For the first reported shooting, officers were dispatched to Heroult Road around 2:20 p.m., police said in a statement.

Grace and Kennedy Piekos said they were getting off the school bus when they heard a bang and saw a man running away. Other witnesses said a wounded man was pulled from bushes in the area and loaded into an ambulance.

You could see yellow crime scene tape surrounding a white house and you could see police meeting outside.

Police confirmed that a victim was found in the area with serious injuries. He was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Video below: Children describe encounter with suspect

“A short time later, a Massachusetts State Trooper approached a man who was acting suspiciously. The man brandished a firearm and fired a round. The officer ordered the man to drop the weapon, but he fled,” Worcester police said.

At approximately 3:24 p.m., Worcester officers and Massachusetts State Police were dispatched to the northbound side of Interstate 190, about a quarter-mile from Heroult Road, in response to a report of an armed man stopping traffic.

“Worcester police officers and Massachusetts State Police troopers arrived on scene and pursued the man on foot on the highway. “The man tried to attack drivers on the highway,” police said.

Ali Impomeni said a man with a gun came within 5 feet of her car on I-190.

“Right when he got to my car, we heard gunshots, but they were from the police,” she said.

A Worcester officer and a state trooper fired their weapons during the incident, officials said.

Video below: Witnesses describe “so many gunshots” on I-190

Impomeni and her passenger described watching the man in the rearview mirror as he ran for about 15 meters before he stopped, put something on his head and fell to the ground. Police confirmed the suspect shot himself and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Sky5 flew over the highway and saw numerous police and emergency vehicles on the road. Caution tape was posted on both sides of the highway and a number of officers walked across the street, seemingly searching for evidence.

“At this time, we believe the man in the incident on I-190 is the suspect in the incident on Heroult Road. There is no danger to the public at this time,” police wrote.

The highway was reopened around 7:30 p.m

Worcester police are also asking anyone who has video evidence of the shooting to submit a copy online.

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