(June 23, 2008)—Casey Brunette, 21, the Brenham man who shot himself after leading authorities on a high-speed chase, died after he was removed from life support around 10:45 p.m. Saturday.
His organs were donated, KBTX-TV in Bryan reported.
Brunette's sister, Kristie Manley, said the last few weeks of her brother’s life were an emotional roller coaster because of a relationship with an ex-girlfriend.
She told KBTX she wants people to know Brunette, 21, was a good person.
Manley said her brother joined the ROTC at Brenham High School and then joined the Army.
She said the family still finds it hard to believe how his life came to an end.
Manley said she assumes her brother was scared and hurt, and that, by the time police caught up with him, he felt he had nowhere to turn.
"He was a very caring and loving person, and would help anyone who needed it. I just wish everyone else knew who Casey really was,” she told the TV station.
Texas Rangers are investigating after the chase through Montgomery and Walker counties Thursday that left four law enforcement officers injured.
The chase started near on FM 1097 near Willis where Montgomery County deputies were alerted to a suspicious truck.
Authorities say Brunette shot out of the back window of his pickup and fired at Montgomery County deputies as he led them up I-45 into Walker County.
Officials said he shot at law enforcement vehicles several times during the pursuit.
The suspect truck hit a resident’s vehicle in Huntsville before the chase ended in a rock quarry at the end of 16th Street in Huntsville.
Brunette rammed a deputy's car and exchanged gunfire with officers, according to Montgomery County Sheriff’s officials before shooting himself.
Four deputies were taken to the hospital.
Three Montgomery County deputies received minor injuries and were treated and released from a local hospital.
One officer was seriously injured from shattered glass in his eyes.
Brunette was taken by ambulance to a local hospital and then was flown by helicopter to Herman Hospital in Houston.
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