ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office reports a man has died by gunshot after a vehicle chase in Rockbridge County on January 5.
Around 10:30 pm on Sunday, deputies pulled over a vehicle near Timber Ridge. During the stop, a male driver, later identified as 43-year-old Shane Tyson Lawhorn of Rockbridge County, was asked to exit his vehicle but allegedly refused. He then allegedly fled the scene.
A brief vehicle chase occurred and then ended when Lawhorn’s vehicle crashed. When deputies approached the vehicle, Lawhorn was found slumped over with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Emergency medical services were called, and life-saving measures were immediately performed; however, Lawhorn was pronounced deceased at the scene.
The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office has requested the Virginia State Police to investigate the incident.
WFXR News will update you with more information as it becomes available.