ANDERSON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a man apparently shot and killed himself while fleeing from authorities in southwest Missouri.

McDonald County Sheriff Michael Hall told The Joplin Globe that a police officer responding to a call on a suspicious person, found the suspect who drew a handgun when he was being arrested on outstanding Arkansas warrants.

Hall says the suspect then stole a tow truck from the scene and fled on Interstate 49 before apparently shooting himself and crashing the truck.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says an autopsy will be conducted.