Police say Driver in chase threatened co-workers

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(AP) – Investigators say a motorist who died after a shootout with
police along a busy Missouri interstate had threatened to kill co-workers and a
relative, and was wearing a bulletproof vest.Jefferson County Sheriff Dave Marshak on Monday identified the driver as
31-year-old Jerrod Kershaw of Pacific, Missouri. He says Kershaw also had
several weapons in the vehicle.

Marshak says the incident started when Kershaw wrecked his vehicle about 9
a.m. Monday near the intersection of Interstate 55 and Interstate 270 in
neighboring St. Louis County. Kershaw then carjacked a vehicle when a man
stopped to help him.

Moments later, police received two calls. Marshak says one was from Kershaw’s
mother, who said her son was heading to a nearby city to kill a relative and
himself. Another caller said Kershaw made “homicidal and suicidal threats”
against his workplace, which was not disclosed.

Police used stop strips to disable his vehicle. Marshak says Kershaw shot at
police, and officers returned fire.

Kershaw was later found dead in the car. Police haven’t released a cause of
death.

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