On Thursday, the Hamilton County Coroner confirmed the identity of the man who led police on a high-speed chase before he killed himself.

Ronald Foster, 32, was a suspect in a Sunday officer-involved shooting in Hartwell and was pursued at high speeds by police before he killed himself, police said Wednesday.

Police said they found Foster deceased with a self-inflicted gunshot wound in a Honda minivan Wednesday afternoon following a crash that ended a pursuit on Interstate-75. The crash resulted in a lengthy closure of I-75.

Police initially said the deceased matched the description of Foster, who was wanted on felonious assault charges. The coroner's report listed cause of death as an apparent suicide.

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Springfield Township Police said Foster was pulled over in a 2000 Jeep Cherokee Sunday for a traffic violation and fired a shot at Officer Alex Butler before escaping through a wooded area.

Butler returned fire and was uninjured.

A police pursuit initiated on Wednesday after police received a tip about Foster's whereabouts and ended the crash on I-75 near the Ezzard Charles Drive.

“It’s a tragic circumstance, but it could be worse. We could’ve had an officer, unfortunately, have to take a life, and then they have to live with the consequences of taking a life," Paul Neudigate, Assisant Police Chief, Patrol Bureau, said. "Or he takes a life of another innocent citizen or a police officer.”

Another vehicle was involved in Wednesday's crash but police said the motorist did not suffer any injuries.

Bob Strickley contributed.