The Nashville police chief's son, who was wanted in the shooting of 2 officers, was found dead after a car chase, officials say

The Nashville police chief's son, who was wanted in the shooting of two officers, was found dead Tuesday night after leading police on a car chase, authorities said.

John Drake Jr., 38, was being sought on two counts of attempted first-degree murder after a shooting that injured the police officers during a struggle Saturday night in La Vergne, a suburb of Nashville.

Drake resurfaced Tuesday, when he stole a car from a couple at gunpoint after they wouldn't give him a ride, Metropolitan Nashville Police Department spokesperson Don Aaron said.

When officers spotted him in the stolen car, Drake led them on a pursuit, Aaron said. The car crashed and Drake got out and fled into a shed behind a home near downtown Nashville, Aaron added.

"While the officers were surrounding the residence to contain the shed, a gunshot was heard and it appears that he has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound," Aaron said.

The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation will investigate Drake's death at the request of Nashville District Attorney General Glenn Funk, authorities said.

"The La Vergne community and our heroic officers can rest easy tonight knowing that the manhunt for John Drake, Jr. is over," La Vergne Police Chief Christopher Moews said in a statement Tuesday night.