SALTILLO — A Mississippi bank teller was killed during an attempted robbery, and authorities say the suspect took her own life after a police chase.
Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson tells news outlets that 64-year-old Judy Guin was killed Wednesday at the Farmers and Merchants Bank in Mantachie, a town of about 1,100.
Jim Johnson, the sheriff in neighboring Lee County, says his department was called to help pursue a suspect in a black sport utility vehicle.
Johnson says the suspect died in Saltillo, about 15 miles from Mantachie. Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green tells The Associated Press that 28-year-old Ashlee Smith of Pontotoc appeared to die of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Johnson says a weapon was recovered and it matches the caliber of shell casings found inside the bank.
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