February 13, 2019 - 11:25 AM
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The Latest on two dead after kidnapping, police chase in Missouri, Illinois (all times local):
1:20 p.m.
Authorities say a 33-year-old woman is in critical condition after she and her 10-year-old daughter were abducted in Missouri and driven to Illinois before they managed to escape.
Police in Illinois said in a news release that 39-year-old Leslie Austin kidnapped the woman and their child Tuesday night in Jefferson City, Missouri. The woman was shot multiple times during the abduction. Law enforcement pursued Austin into Illinois, when the woman and girl were able to escape after the vehicle was slowed by tire-deflating "stop sticks."
The release says the woman was taken to a hospital, but the girl wasn't hurt.
Austin fatally shot another man while attempting to carjack his vehicle. He died after exchanging gunfire with police. It wasn't immediately known if Austin shot himself or was shot by officers.
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9:40 a.m.
Authorities say two people are dead following a kidnapping, attempted carjacking and lengthy police chase that started in Missouri and ended in southern Illinois.
Police allege 39-year-old Leslie Austin kidnapped his girlfriend and their child Tuesday night in Jefferson City, Missouri. The woman was shot during the abduction but survived.
She was able to escape with her child after Austin drove into Illinois, where Austin then fatally shot a 67-year-old man during an attempted carjacking.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Austin died after exchanging gunfire with police who stopped his vehicle by using "stop sticks" along a roadway in Greenville, Illinois, about 175 miles (282 kilometres) from Jefferson City. It wasn't immediately known if Austin shot himself or was shot by officers.
Police say the woman was being treated at a hospital Wednesday. Her condition hasn't been released.
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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com
News from © The Associated Press, 2019