Sarah Jo Johnson clutched a handgun, holed up for hours in a car and surrounded by a SWAT team and local officers.
The Associated Press reports that Johnson fatally shot herself instead of surrendering after she and another man were wanted by the FBI for allegedly robbing a Montana coin shop and tying up the shop owner.
The man was struck and injured by a patrol car the chase.
Police were able to track down the pair after a FBI alert on the suspects’ car.