TWIGGS COUNTY, Ga. — An investigation is underway after a high-speed chase led to a deadly crash, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
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On Friday, around 10:30 p.m., a Twiggs County deputy tried to pull a car over on Interstate 16 for a traffic violation, authorities said.
Twiggs County officials said the driver sped away, leading to a police chase.
Just before 11 p.m., the car crashed near the Exit 12 off ramp on I-16.
According to the GBI, as the deputy tried to render aid to a person in the crashed car, shots rang out of the vehicle, with the deputy returning fire. The GBI said then more shots were fired from inside the vehicle.
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The deputy then learned two people were inside the vehicle. They were identified as Christopher J. Martin-Holmes, 26, of Conley, and Phillip Ellison Jr., 23, of Ellenwood.
Martin-Holmes was pronounced dead at the scene. Twiggs County Sheriff’s Office said the 26-year-old died as a result of a gunshot wound. Martin-Holmes’ body was taken to the Central Crime Lab in Macon, where an autopsy is being performed.
Ellison was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony. He was booked into the Twiggs County Jail.
No officers were injured. The investigation is ongoing.
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