MAN FLEES POLICE – KILLS HIMSELF

Dover - A Massillon man apparently shot himself after fleeing from authorities earlier Monday morning on Interstate 77. Sean D. Gingras, 32, of Massillon, suffered an apparent self-inflicted fatal gunshot wound after a brief standoff on North Wooster Avenue with troopers and Dover Police Officers.

Troopers from the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s New Philadelphia Post attempted to stop a 1996 Chevrolet Cavalier being driven by Gingras for a registration violation northbound near milepost 83 at approximately 1:13 a.m. Monday morning. The driver exited the interstate and fled from authorities into the city of Dover. Both the driver and passenger exited the vehicle and fled on foot.

Authorities were able to locate Gingras after a North Wooster Avenue resident contacted Dover Police and reported their garage light, motion activated, came on and they believed there was a man in their vehicle.

The second suspect was later located by Strasburg Police Department at a Marathon Gas Station.
The Tuscarawas County Coroner responded to the scene. The incident remains under investigation.