A man law enforcement officials said fired on a Florida Highway Patrol trooper off I-75 in Alachua County was found dead before being taken into custody on Saturday.
A trooper approached a disabled vehicle on northbound I-75 south of Gainesville in Micanopy. The man inside the vehicle opened fire and ran into the woods, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office said.
According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, who was called out along with other agencies to assist the Alachua County Sheriff's Office, after law enforcement officials made contact with the suspect, a confrontation occurred and the suspect is dead.
No law enforcement officers or the trooper were injured.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has responded to take over the investigation.
The interstate was closed in both directions while the search was conducted, but has since reopened.