A suspect, who authorities believed shot a police officer in Georgia last week, was located on I-85 in Anderson County and found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound
On September 2nd, Georgia authorities alerted the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office that Jimmie Steverson of Warm Springs, Georgia, may be traveling toward Anderson County on I-85 North. Steverson was wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of Warm Springs Police Officer Chris Fisher and had been on the run since the shooting.
In response to the information provided by Georgia authorities, Anderson County Deputies were sent to the area. Deputies located a vehicle believed to be occupied by the suspect and conducted a traffic stop just south of Exit 27 in Anderson County.
As deputies approached the vehicle, they discovered a deceased male in the backseat with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Anderson County Deputies, Georgia authorities and the Anderson County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased as Jimmie Steverson III, 23 of Greenville, GA.
The scene was under investigation by the Anderson County Office of the Coroner, Anderson County Sheriff’s Office and Georgia Bureau of Investigations.
