A Fulton County deputy attempted to stop a 2014 Ford F-150 on S.R.17 near C.R. 100 South. When the deputy initiated the traffic stop, the driver refused to yield and continued to flee for several miles. 

One of the troopers executed a Precision Immobilization Technique maneuver near C.R. 950 South and C.R. 500 West, causing the truck to spin off the roadway and strike a pole.

Officers heard a gunshot come from the Ford as they were exiting their vehicles. 

As officers approached the vehicle, they identified the driver as 50-year-old Aaron T. Holliday of Elkhart and discovered he had sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Holliday was pronounced dead at the scene by the Fulton County Coroner’s Office. No officers discharged their firearms during this incident. 

The Fulton County Sheriff’s Department was assisted by troopers from the Peru District, as well as officers from the Winamac Police Department, the Department of Natural Resources, and the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office.

This is an active and ongoing investigation. There is no further information to be released at this time. Notification to the family of the deceased has been made.