Suspect dead after shootout with police on I-55

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a carjacking suspect died Monday after a shootout with police on a busy stretch of interstate near St. Louis.
The incident began around 9 a.m. when a vehicle ran off the road near the intersection Interstate 55 and Interstate 270. When someone tried to help the driver of the wrecked vehicle, he allegedly pointed a gun and demanded that person’s car, St. Louis County police spokesman Shawn McGuire said.
The suspect drove off on I-55, leading to a chase