Authorities say a 20-year-old man accused of abducting a woman from a southeastern Wisconsin hospital and fleeing from sheriff 's deputies in an exchange of gunfire has died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound . Mount Pleasant Police Chief Tim Zarzecki tells WISN-TV he was notified of the man 's death Monday night . Racine police say officers tracked the man to a home in the Village of Mount Pleasant , following fresh footsteps in the snow to find him hiding in the bushes . Scene : Authorities investigate a scene where fugitive accused of abducting a woman from a southeastern Wisconsin hospital and fleeing in an exchange of gunfire killed himself during a police standoff Monday . Investigation : The sheriff 's office said authorities tracked the suspect to the Village of Mount Pleasant , where he was hiding in bushes . During an exchange with police , the man shot himself . He later died in hospital . They say the man threatened to shoot himself with a handgun , and did so despite intervention efforts . He was taken to a Milwaukee hospital , where he later died . Several schools in Racine County canceled classes Monday as authorities searched the area for the man . The incident started around 3pm Sunday , when the man abducted a female employee from Lakeview Specialty Hospital and Rehab near Rochester , The News Tribune reported . Police were able to get a description of the suspect 's car , and the vehicle was spotted an hour later in the car park of a Piggly Wiggly grocery store in nearby Union Grove . However when a squad car approached , the suspect opened fire , even with shoppers scattered about the car park . 'The suspect was located , he pulled a gun on my criminal investigator and shot at him , ' Schmaling told The News Tribune . Kidnapping : The incident started at 3pm Sunday , when the man allegedly abducted a woman from the Lakeview Specialty Hospital and Rehab . 'My investigator returned fire and the suspect fled . ' No one was shot . As the man fled the scene , he left the victim behind . Authorities said the woman was shaken but otherwise unharmed after the incident . A massive manhunt for the suspect was launched , which included a helicipter . The search ended with the man committing suicide . It is unclear how the man and the victim know each other .
Man , 20 , abducted woman from Lakeview Specialty Hospital and Rehab near the Village of Mount Pleasant , Wisconsin , about 3pm Sunday . Police found his car parked at a nearby supermarket , but he opened fire . No one was shot , but he fled the scene , leaving the victim behind . After a massive manhunt police found him in Rochester . During a standoff with police the man shot himself .