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15/09/2005
Man who shot himself following police chase named
The man who shot himself dead on the M1 motorway following a police chase has been named.
Graham Jenkins, 44, from Hereford, is believed to have rowed with his girlfriend before leaving her house and driving off, in the early hours of Thursday morning.
South Yorkshire Police said that officers went to an address in Thorne, near Doncaster, after receiving information from another police force. A man left the address and drove off “at speed”, and officers followed him, chasing the man for around 50 miles, before his car was stopped on the M1 near Nottingham.
Officers then fired a baton round at the man, who had a firearm, but the man then turned the gun on himself.
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: “As a result of information received from another force, South Yorkshire officers made enquiries at an address in Thorne, Doncaster.
“Shortly after midnight a man left the address and drove off at speed. Police officers pursued the vehicle southbound on the M1 bringing it to a halt using standard road policing tactics, between junctions 27 and 26.
“The man was in possession of a firearm. Officers fired a baton round at the man, who then turned the firearm at himself.
“Police officers immediately administered first aid but the man was pronounced dead en route to the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham.”
The incident led to the closure of the motorway between junctions 26 and 27, although it has since reopened.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
(KMcA/SP)
Graham Jenkins, 44, from Hereford, is believed to have rowed with his girlfriend before leaving her house and driving off, in the early hours of Thursday morning.
South Yorkshire Police said that officers went to an address in Thorne, near Doncaster, after receiving information from another police force. A man left the address and drove off “at speed”, and officers followed him, chasing the man for around 50 miles, before his car was stopped on the M1 near Nottingham.
Officers then fired a baton round at the man, who had a firearm, but the man then turned the gun on himself.
A spokesperson for South Yorkshire Police said: “As a result of information received from another force, South Yorkshire officers made enquiries at an address in Thorne, Doncaster.
“Shortly after midnight a man left the address and drove off at speed. Police officers pursued the vehicle southbound on the M1 bringing it to a halt using standard road policing tactics, between junctions 27 and 26.
“The man was in possession of a firearm. Officers fired a baton round at the man, who then turned the firearm at himself.
“Police officers immediately administered first aid but the man was pronounced dead en route to the Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham.”
The incident led to the closure of the motorway between junctions 26 and 27, although it has since reopened.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
(KMcA/SP)
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