Police officer. members rammed the vehicle. pushed it into a ditch. we later found out, had they not done that, fugitive was going to engage in a shootout with law enforcement. reporter: fugitive casey white was driving, vicky white was found in the car and died hours later after law enforcement said she shot herself after the pursuit ended. unconscious with gunshot wound to the head, and male suspect gave up without incident. reporter: casey white waived extradition hearing in indiana, saying he wanted to go back to alabama. will immediately go before the judge and transported directly to the department of corrections. reporter: pair, not related, disappeared from alabama jail after vicky white told colleagues she was taking him to courthouse for mental health evaluation. they never got there and none had been scheduled.
Manhunt heard through police dispatch. calling 911. reporter: only one shot fired. female suspect shot herself. the male suspect gave up. reporter: indiana sheriff says numerous weapons, wigs and $29,000 in cash were found inside the car. at least four hand guns, semiautomatics, .9 millimeters, could have been used to ambush our officers. reporter: car spotted in parking lot by police officer. members rammed the vehicle. had they not done that, fugitive was going to engage in a shootout with law enforcement. reporter: fugitive casey white was driving, vicky white was found in the car and died
Then transferred to cadillac found at nearby hotel. what were they doing here for a week? i think he said he was just trying to find a place to hide out and lay low. they had driven long enough, wanted to stop for a while, get bearings straight and figure out next place to travel. reporter: the manager said he didn t recognize them when law enforcement showed photos. they were looking, nobody under that name. didn t know if they stayed at hotel or not. lot of questions won t be answered until there s a deeper investigation. reporter: sheriff believes that casey white and vicky white couldn t get room at hotel because of the lack of i.d. and paid a separate person to rent the room for them but it s unclear if the person knew who they were. sheriff says there are no other
Hours later after law enforcement said she shot herself after the pursuit ended. unconscious with gunshot wound to the head, and male suspect gave up without incident. reporter: casey white waived trial in indiana, wanted to go back to alabama. will be transported to the department of corrections. reporter: pair, not related, disappeared after vicky white told colleagues she was taking him to courthouse for mental health evaluation, none had been scheduled. authorities found her patrol car abandoned in a parking lot. purchased the getaway car, went shopping, bought clothes for him. she just obviously put the plan together. reporter: then the pair fled in a pickup truck later spotted at car wash in indiana.
reporter: sheriff believes that casey white and vicky white couldn t initially get a room at the motel because of the lack of i.d. and paid a separate person to rent the room for them but it s unclear if the person knew who they were. sheriff says there are no other suspects or plans to charge anyone else. as part of this investigation. still loose ends to tie up on the indiana side of things, sheriff says he believes this case is solved. omar jimenez, cnn, evansville, indiana. the u.s. firearm homicide rate in 2020 was the highest since 1994. that s according to data published on tuesday by the u.s. centers for disease control. study found between 2019 and 2020, the firearm homicide rate increased 35%. that jump may be due in part to