Christopher Lee Ruse, 45, was killed on the evening of December 29, 2004, after a high-speed chase in Pendergrass, Georgia. The pursuit ended when the pickup truck he was chasing overturned. As Ruse approached the wreck, one of the two occupants opened fire with a shotgun, striking him. Ruse returned fire and wounded one of the suspects before being taken to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Gainesville, where he died.

Ruse was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had about 12 years in law enforcement, including previous service with the Winder and Arcade Police Departments; he had been with the Pendergrass Police Department for four months. One suspect was arrested at the crash scene and the other was captured shortly after during a manhunt; the shooter later pleaded guilty to murder and received a life sentence without parole on April 11, 2006.

If anyone witnessed the chase, the crash, or the moments immediately afterward, please share what was seen or heard.