ANDOVER, MASS. (WHDH) - An armed suspect who barricaded himself in a vehicle on I-495 Tuesday has died from an “apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound,” according to State Police.
Police shut down the roadway in Andover in response to the standoff, which lasted hours.
The suspect, now identified as Anthony Miele, was believed to be the only person in the vehicle throughout the night. State Police said the suspect was taken to a hospital following the gunshot.
Police said an Police said an officer recognized the car was wanted in connection with several bank robberies in Massachusetts and Rhode Island over the last few months. The officer then followed Miele, who was operating the BMW.
According to police, Miele was asked to stop by officers that perused him, but he refused and led them on a brief chase which ended in the standoff on I-495.
The roadway was opened later Tuesday night following the standoff.
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