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Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Yahoo
New details in chaotic Southern California pursuit that ended in hail of gunfire
New details are emerging in a chaotic and deadly high-speed pursuit out of Orange County that ended in a crash and a hail of police gunfire last week. The April 16th incident, according to a news release from the Anaheim Police Department, began just before 8 p.m. when officers responded to the Kona Motel, at 331 N. Brookhurst Street, on reports of a shooting. Officials said officers located a man suffering from a gunshot wound at the location and quickly broadcast a description of the vehicle, a white Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck, that the suspect was last seen in, fleeing the motel southbound on Brookhurst Street. Additional officers spotted the pickup truck near Brookhurst Street and Lincoln Avenue and when the suspect refused to stop for police, a pursuit of the driver and a passenger in the vehicle was initiated. 'Anaheim Police officers pursued the vehicle for approximately 45 minutes on the freeway and city streets,' the release stated. 'Several PIT maneuvers were attempted before the vehicle was disabled at the 1400 block of W. Memory Lane in the City of Santa Ana.' Sky5 captured the moment when one officer's patrol vehicle made contact with the pickup truck, spinning it into a guardrail on the bridge, bouncing in the opposite direction and colliding with the bridge's center divider, which can be viewed in the above video player. L.A. Innocence Project lawyers claim new evidence exonerates Scott Peterson Officers quickly surrounded the truck with their patrol vehicles and opened fire on the suspect as smoke poured out from beneath the pickup. 'The driver of the suspect vehicle was fatally wounded and pronounced deceased at the scene by Orange County Fire Authority personnel,' officials said. 'A total of eight Anaheim Police officers fired their weapons during this incident.' Detectives with the Santa Ana Police Department and the California Department of Justice responded to the scene of the police shooting, officials said, and during an initial search, DOJ investigators located a handgun in the suspect's vehicle. Miraculously, the adult male passenger survived the incident unharmed. He was questioned at the station and released several hours later. No criminal charges are being pursued against the man at this time, police said. The male shooting victim at the Kona Motel was rushed to the hospital where he was listed in stable condition. So far, police have not released a motive for that shooting and said it remains under investigation. Officials said the identity of the approximately 50-year-old deceased suspect was being withheld pending confirmation by the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner's Office. Anyone with information about this ongoing investigation is urged to contact the Orange County Crime Stoppers Hotline at 855-TIP-OCCS. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Wild O.C. police pursuit ends in dramatic crash, fatal shooting of driver
A man was fatally shot by Anaheim police Wednesday night following a dramatic, high-speed pursuit that ended when he crashed his truck on a bridge over the Santa Ana River, authorities said. The incident began shortly after 7:45 p.m. in the Orange County city when officers responded to a shooting at a motel in the 300 block of North Brookhurst Street, according to Anaheim Police Sgt. Matt Sutter. The victim of the motel shooting, an adult man, was transported to a hospital in stable condition. The suspected shooter fled and, within minutes, police initiated a pursuit, Sutter said. He led officers on a wild chase — blowing through intersections, striking other vehicles, weaving through traffic and even losing a tire, according to helicopter footage captured by KTLA News. The man was seen racing along the 91 Freeway in a white pickup truck before zooming onto surface streets, where police officers made several unsuccessful attempts to halt the truck, the station reported. After an almost hourlong chase, the pursuit ended near West Memory Lane and North Bristol Street, Sutter said, which is around eight miles from the scene of the shooting. Police, pre-positioned on a bridge over the Santa Ana River, executed a PIT maneuver, strategically hitting the side of the suspect's truck, causing it to careen into a guard rail. It then bounced back into the road where it crashed into a bridge divider and came to rest, according to KTLA. Read more: Girl was kidnapped by man who messaged her on Roblox, officials say. 10-year-old found safe As smokes poured out of the vehicle, officers rushed to surround it. Police opened fire at 8:38 p.m. and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene, Sutter said. A passenger in the car surrendered to police and was escorted away, KTLA reported. Information on the suspect and shooting victim's identities was not immediately available. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
