MANSFIELD, Ohio – An Ohio State University student and the man suspected of abducting her at gunpoint from the university’s Mansfield campus were found dead after a car chase and officer-involved shooting in Kentucky.

Skylar Williams, 20, of Mansfield, and Ty’rell Pounds, 24, of Mansfield, each died in the shooting that occurred about 3:30 p.m. along Interstate 71 in Oldham County, located just northeast of Louisville, Kentucky State Police said in a news release.

A trooper heard a gunshot as he approached the car Pounds was driving. The trooper then shot into the car and struck Pounds, killing him, the news release says.

The news release did not specify who shot Williams. Oldham County EMS took her to University of Louisville Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the news release says.

Williams and Pounds had a child together, the Ohio State Highway Patrol said. The child was safe with family members when Williams was abducted.

A witness in Kentucky called 911 just before 3:30 p.m. Monday to say that she saw a man forcing a distressed woman into a dark-colored Dodge Caravan at a gas station in Gallatin County, located northeast of Oldham County. The woman appeared to be asking for help before the car sped away toward I-71.

Troopers spotted the Caravan in the nearby Henry County and tried to stop it. Pounds refused to stop and led troopers on a chase into the neighboring Oldham County. Troopers also tried to use stop sticks, but Pounds avoided them.

Pounds exited the highway at Exit 14 to Pee Wee Valley and Crestwood, then crossed Highway 29 and tried to re-enter I-71. A Kentucky State Police cruiser performed a legal intervention stop to prevent Pounds from getting back onto the highway.

The trooper got out of his cruiser to apprehend Pounds when he heard a gunshot. The trooper drew his own gun and fired into the Caravan.

The news release does not say how many gunshots the trooper fired into the Caravan.

The Kentucky State Police’s Critical Incident Response Team is investigating the officer-involved shooting, the news release says.

Pounds and Williams were spotted in Kentucky roughly four hours after he abducted her at gunpoint from OSU’s Mansfield campus, authorities said.

Williams was standing in a parking lot about 11:45 a.m. when Williams approached her. He forced her into a car at gunpoint, OSU’s Department of Safety said in a news release.

Pounds later abandoned that car and stole the Caravan, authorities said.

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