GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — A sheriff’s deputy is dead after he was struck by a car driven by a suspect who was fleeing police after being spotted with a gun in a convenience store.

The Illinois State Police say the Knox County Sheriff’s deputy was setting up roadway spike strips designed to flatten the tires of vehicles when he was struck in nearby Henry County on Friday morning.

The suspect then crashed into a nearby field and was apprehended by Galesburg Police officers after a brief foot chase. Officials have not released the names of the deputy and the suspect.