UPDATE 10 a.m. — Law enforcement officials are releasing more details about a fatal shooting that happened early Thursday morning.

According to Ithaca Police Chief John Barber, just before 1 a.m., police were called to the parking lot of the Ithaca Wal-Mart on a report of shots fired.

“Officers arrived and found one man who was down in the parking lot,” he said. “The suspect shot the victim, who’s been identified as a 52-year-old male. He’s a UPS driver. Unfortunately, after the suspect shot this man, he drove over him with his vehicle and then fled the area.”

Police say there’s no indication of whether the suspect and the victim knew each other.

Soon after, Barber says two officers with Cayuga Heights Police and the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Department saw the car driving north on Route 13 and tried to stop it, but the driver turned onto Route 366 before pulling off into a driveway.

“The male driver exited the vehicle with a long gun, turned, and fired one round at the police officers that were pursuing him,” he said. “The suspect then retreated into a residence, and as of right now, we have that residence contained. We have negotiators on scene, and we’re trying to bring this situation to a safe resolution.”

Police say they suspect that residence to be the suspect’s home.

Route 366 is closed down between Route 13 and Turkey Hill Road, and nearby residents have been evacuated. Police say there’s been no contact with the suspect so far, and no one else has been injured.

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ITHACA — Ithaca Police say they’re working to apprehend a person who they believe is responsible for a deadly shooting early this morning.

In a press briefing, IPD Chief John Barber said the incident happened at the Wal-Mart in Ithaca, where a person allegedly shot and killed another person before fleeing the scene by car. A short time later, police in Cayuga Heights and Tompkins County Sheriff’s deputies saw a car matching the description of the suspect’s car driving north on Route 13. They tried to pull the car over, but the driver fled up Route 366 in Dryden and pulled into the driveway of a home.

Police say the suspect then got out of the car and fired one round from a long gun in the direction of police. Barber says officers have not fired any shots back, and no one else has been injured so far. He says several police agencies are working on the investigation and trying to find a safe resolution to the situation.

Route 366 is closed between Route 13 and Turkey Hill Road as part of ongoing police activity.

This is a developing story. Check back for more information as it becomes available.