A 39-year-old man, Ricardo Louis Augustus Sutherland, died Thursday night after a shootout with law enforcement officers in Jefferson County, Alabama. Deputies responded to a call about a mentally disturbed man threatening self-harm, but the situation escalated when shots were fired at the deputies. Sutherland then fled into a wooded area on his property, leading to a multi-agency response that included a helicopter. He was later pronounced dead from a suspected self-inflicted gunshot wound.
The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office identified the man who died in a shootout with law enforcement on Thursday night as Ricardo Louis Augustus Sutherland. He was 39 years old. Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies responded to a home in the 5200 block of Old Pinson Road shortly before 8 p.m. on a report of a mentally disturbed person threatening to harm himself. Center Point Fire and Rescue Service was also dispatched to the scene as a precaution.
Upon arrival, shots were fired at the deputies, and Sutherland fled into a wooded area on his property. Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to the scene, along with a Star 1 helicopter. Another gunshot was reported, and Sutherland was pronounced dead at 8:39 p.m. from what is believed to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates.\If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 or chat at 988lifeline.org
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