NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. (KFVS) - A suspect is dead after a high-speed police chase in southeast Missouri ended in a crash. According to New Madrid County Sheriff Joey Higgerson, the New Madrid Police Department responded to a call for a man with a gun at Blades Drive at around noon on June 24. When officers arrived, the suspect took off in an SUV. New Madrid County deputies joined in the chase, and the suspect led officers to Portageville.