(KCEN) UPDATE 12/02 7:30 P.M. -- According to Killeen Police the suspect involved in today's high speed chase was accused of stealing from a Sprint Store in Harker Heights.
Store employees called police around 2:30 P.M. and gave a detailed description of the suspect.
Police were able to locate the suspect near his home in Killeen at which point he pulled out a shotgun and threatened the officers.
The suspect attempted to flee and led police in a vehicle pursuit going east on Highway 190.
The suspect then lost control of the vehicle and flipped over the median onto the westbound side of the highway.
Police removed the unconscious man from the vehicle and he was airlifted to Scott and White Memorial Hospital.
He is currently in the Intensive Care unit and is said to be in critical condition.
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(KCEN) -- A high speed chase in Bell County with an armed man, nearing 100 mph, shut down Highway 190 this afternoon in Nolanville.
The chase ended in a crash and the driver is in serious critical condition at this hour.
The whole ordeal started when police went to the driver's house to follow up on another issue.
At that point, police say he pulled out a shotgun.
That turned into a chase on foot that escalated into a car chase.
It ended in Nolanville when he lost control of his SUV and flipped onto the westbound side of 190.
He was airlifted to the hospital.
Traffic was shut down both ways for some time this afternoon while debris was cleared and police investigated.
There are still many questions unanswered and at this hour we do not know the name of the driver.
We'll continue to follow this story and bring you the very latest tonight.
