By Shawn Henry 
Two men from Memphis, Tennessee, were arrested following an attempted vehicle theft at a Huntsville dealership that escalated into a shooting, a multi-county police chase, and a wooded manhunt in Jackson County, authorities said.
The incident began at Lifted Trucks, a dealership on University Drive near Providence, where investigators believe two suspects attempted to steal a vehicle from the lot. Police said the suspects, later identified as Carlos Deshaun Clark, 19, and Jase Martell Armstrong, 21, approached a security guard while wearing ski masks and opened fire in the guard’s direction. The security guard returned fire as the suspects fled the scene in a black 2018 Dodge Challenger.
The security guard, who was patrolling the dealership at the time, suffered injuries during the exchange. Authorities said the injuries were not life-threatening, and the guard was transported to Huntsville Hospital Trauma Services. The dealership reported damage to several vehicles on the lot as a result of the incident.
A short time later, officers attempted to stop the Dodge Challenger, which investigators later confirmed had been stolen earlier that day. A pursuit followed, involving multiple agencies. The Huntsville Police Department and the Madison County Sheriff’s Office ended their participation due to extreme speeds and concerns for public safety as the vehicle entered Jackson County. Other agencies, including the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, and the Scottsboro Police Department, continued the chase.
Authorities said the pursuit ended when the vehicle left the roadway near the intersection of Alabama Highway 35 and Alabama Highway 79. Both suspects ran from the vehicle. Clark was taken into custody after a brief foot chase and was found to have been injured during the earlier shooting. He received medical treatment and was later booked into the Madison County Jail.
Clark faces charges including first-degree assault, first-degree theft of property, discharging a firearm into an unoccupied building, and unlawful breaking and entering into a vehicle.
Armstrong evaded capture for several hours before being located by a police drone during a search in the woods. He was taken into custody Thursday morning and booked on charges including attempting to elude law enforcement, first-degree assault, first-degree theft of property, discharging a firearm into an unoccupied structure or vehicle, and unlawful breaking and entering into a vehicle.
Authorities continue to investigate the incident. All parties are innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
John 
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