Graphic footage shows an Oklahoma state trooper grabbing a rifle and shooting through his own windshield during a high speed chase that left a fugitive dead on Sunday.

Michael Dale Vance Jr, 38, was 'pinned down' and shot dead in a 'dramatic' stand-off on Sunday night in Butler, Oklahoma - ending a violent week-long manhunt that began while he was awaiting trial for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

Vance, who had been on the run since October 23, shot Sheriff Clay Sander in the arm at 9.30pm on Sunday after the cop pulled him over to warn that the chain dragging behind his stolen truck could start a fire.

The fugitive then drove away, leading Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers on a half-hour pursuit before he was shot dead.

Two crucial videos were released today; one was a split screen dash cam video from the trooper's car, with one camera pointing outwards at Vance's vehicle while another showed the interior of the patrol car as the trooper reached for his rifle and shot at Vance through his own windshield.

A second video, captured by a helicopter, showed an aerial view of Vance speeding through a checkpoint of three patrol units before he got out of the truck, exchanged gunfire, and fell backwards when he was shot dead.

The search for Vance began more than a week ago after he shot and wounded two police officers in Wellston, 35 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, when they responded to reports of a disturbance, authorities said.

Later that same night, officers in nearby Luther found the bodies of Vance's aunt and uncle, Valerie and Ronald Wilkson, nearly decapitated in the trunk of an abandoned car.

For more than a week, Vance left behind a trail of destruction, shooting residents and stealing their cars in a number of towns throughout Oklahoma.

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Aerial footage released on Tuesday showed Vance (circled, at the top of the road followed by two patrol cars) speeding through a checkpoint as he led state troopers in pursuit

Pictured, the split screen dash cam videos from the patrol car (top: with the camera facing outwards showing Vance's car ahead, bottom: the trooper reaching for his rifle)

Vance, who had been on the run for a week, was spotted Sunday at 10.15pm in a stolen truck near Leedey, Oklahoma (top). Bottom, the trooper shooting through his windshield at Vance

Vance (in the circled vehicle) led Oklahoma Highway Patrol officers from Leedey to Butler, about 25 miles away

Vance (circled) eventually got out of his vehicle, using it as a shield as he exchanged gunfire with with the officers. Video footage shows him falling backwards after he was shot

Vance shot a total of three police officers, opened fire at several Oklahoma residents during carjackings, killed two family members, and proudly showed off his AK-47 during live streams of his crime sprees on Facebook.

He was still on the run after eight days when he was spotted at a camp site near Hammon in western Oklahoma around 3pm on Sunday.

But he fled the area and at 9.30pm, Vance shot Dewey County deputy Clay Sander in the arm after the officer pulled him over and tried to warn him that the chain dragging behind his stolen truck could start a fire.

He drove off, but an Oklahoma Highway Patrol (OHP) helicopter spotted Vance, who led police on a chase for half an hour, during which he emptied two 30-round magazines of ammunition.

The newly-released dash cam footage shows a lone trooper shooting at Vance's truck through his own windshield while he is still driving the patrol vehicle.

In the aerial footage captured by the helicopter, Vance can be seen speeding past a checkpoint designed to stop him.

The fugitive eventually got out of his car, using it for cover while advancing on troopers and continuing fire.

At 10.15pm, five troopers shot and killed Vance, who could be seen from the helicopter footage falling backwards upon impact.

Officials said Vance emptied two 30-round magazines of ammunition during the chase (circled, Vance's body laying on the road after he was shot)

Vance (pictured) shot a total of three police officers, opened fire at several Oklahoma residents during carjackings, and killed two family members, since October 23

For more than a week, Vance was on the run through Oklahoma. Pictured, the events mapped out in chronological order

TIMELINE OF EVENTS LEADING TO MICHAEL VANCE'S DEATH October 23, at 6.30pm in Wellston, Oklahoma: Vance shoots police officers Shawn Stewart and Jim Hampton, who responded to reports of a disturbance Vance the drives to a nearby trailer park in Wellston, shoots a woman and steals her car, police said. Vance is believed to have streamed two videos on Facebook Live around this time before reaching Luther October 23, time unknown, in Luther, Oklahoma: Vance kills his aunt and uncle Valerie and Ronald Wilkson, before stealing their Mitsubishi Eclipse, police said. October 24, at 2.45am in Sayre Oklahoma: Man matching Vance's description shoots a man at a convenience store during an attempted carjacking October 30, at 3.00pm in Hammon, Oklahoma: A tipster informs the police that a car matching the description of the Mitsubishi Eclipse is hidden in the woods. Vance later flees the area, according to authorities October 30, at 9.30pm in Leedey, Oklahoma: Vance shoots Dewey County deputy Clay Sander in the arm after the officer pulled him over and tried to warn him that the chain dragging behind his stolen truck could start a fire. He then drives off October 30, at 10.15pm in Butler, Oklahoma: After leading police on a half-hour chase, during which Vance empties two 30-round magazines of ammunition, he is shot dead. Advertisement

Hours before he died, police received a tip from a caller who reported Vance's vehicle was hidden in the woods in Hammon, Oklahoma (pictured above).Vance later fled the area

At 9.30pm on Sunday, Vance (left) shot Sheriff Clay Sander (right) in the arm after the cop pulled him over in a stolen truck. Vance fled, leading police on a chase that would end his life

The family of Mr and Mrs Wilkson, who Vance is believed to have killed and dismembered, have spoken of their relief after hearing the news.

'It's one of those sad happy days that our parents are finally at peace,' one relative told News 9.

Sheriff Shane Booth of Ellis County Sheriff's Office announced via Facebook: 'The manhunt is over and all Ellis County deputies are fine.

'Unfortunately, one officer was shot and he is one of my best friends. So, I'm asking for prayers for him. Thank you.'

Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel said people across the state could rest easier following Vance's death.

'I think from a standpoint of our citizens is means he's not going to victimize any of our citizens anymore,' Whetsel said.

'Ron and Valerie were just enjoying a Sunday evening when they had their lives taken away by this crazed killer.'

April Harden, who was accused of helping Vance flee, was arrested as an accessory to murder, the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office said.

Danny Roach and Reginald Moore, who were both suspected accessories to murder, are also in custody.

Murdered: Vance was suspected of killing Ronald and Valerie Kay Wilkson (pictured), before going on the run. Vance was apparently shot dead before he could complete his 'hit list'

Vance was wanted on multiple charges, including two counts of first-degree murder over the brutal deaths of his aunt and uncle.

Vance was awaiting trial for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl, scheduled for early November.

He went on the run on October 23, after he shot and wounded two police officers on in Wellston, authorities said.

Officers Shawn Stewart and Officer Jim Hampton were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Vance then went to a nearby trailer park in Wellston, where he shot at a woman and stole her car.

Before he drove to the town of Luther about eight miles away, where police believe he brutally killed his aunt and uncle, Vance filmed himself in two videos on Facebook Live.

He appeared in a blood-soaked T-shirt, saying: 'It hurts, it sucks. America, you knew this would happen. That I would get my guns and... you're lucky it went down this way.

'I was coming for you. This is more intense than I thought it was going to be, to say the least.

'This truck is about dead. I need to get out of the road. I'm about to steal another car. Like, right now.'

In a second video, he said: 'This ain't a joke. This ain't a prank. This is where it gets interesting.

Police believe Vance killed his relatives Valerie Wilkson, 54, and Ronald Everett Wilkson, 55, at their mobile home in Luther that same evening.

Ronald Wilkson was shot, and officers found stab wounds on his neck that were 'consistent with an attempt to sever the head', according to an arrest affidavit written by Oklahoma County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Belanger.

Valerie Wilkson, showed similar markings on her neck, with additional wounds on her arms, according to the affidavit cited by ABC.

Vance is thought to have fled the crime scene in the Wilkson's 2007 Grey Mitsubishi Eclipse with Oklahoma plates 946-LQQ.

At 2.45am on October 24, police received reports that a man had attempted to carjack an RV in the town of Sayre.

A man who was shot in the leg taken to hospital in a critical condition later identified Vance as the person responsible, Sayre Police Chief Ronnie Harrold said.

The trail then went cold until he was spotted again on Sunday, October 30.

Police feared Vance, who was reportedly HIV positive, would go on the run and attempt to spread the sexually transmitted disease.

They also said that he had a 'hit list' of people he intended to harm, although most of them were outside Oklahoma. They were given protection by authorities.

His alleged teenage victim told police in July how he had rubbed her back, put his hands in her underwear and began kissing her, an arrest affidavit states.