In this Feb. 6, 2012 photo provided by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections is Ricky Chiles III. Milwaukee police said Thursday, April 16, 2015 that Chiles, suspected of fatally shooting two people Sunday at the scene of a traffic accident that killed his 2-year-old nephew, shot himself with his gun as police closed in on him at a hotel in the Chicago area. Police suspect Chiles of killing 40-year-old Archie Brown Jr., who had struck and killed Chiles' nephew in the accident. (Wisconsin Department of Corrections via AP) (The Associated Press)
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee's police chief says a man suspected of fatally shooting two people at the scene of a traffic accident that killed a toddler has killed himself in the Chicago area.
Chief Edward Flynn said Thursday that Ricky Chiles fatally shot himself as police closed in on him at a hotel.
Flynn didn't say when Chiles died.
Flynn said police suspected Chiles of killing 40-year-old Archie Brown Jr., who had struck and killed Chiles' nephew, 2-year-old Damani Terry on Sunday. Authorities say the toddler walked into the street in front of Brown's van.
Terry's brother, 15-year-old Rasheed Chiles, was also struck by gunfire at the scene of the accident and died at a hospital.
Witnesses say the brothers had been attending a birthday party when the accident and shootings took place.
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