Suspect shot and wounded after pursuit. (KTLA-TV / June 21, 2010) |
LONG BEACH -- A high speed chase ended with gunfire in Long Beach after police shot and wounded an armed robbery suspect who led them on a 90 minute pursuit.
It began with Redlands Police responded to the report of an armed robbery at a storage facility at 650 New York St. shortly before 2 p.m. Monday.
According to police, the suspect pulled a gun on a storage facility employee, robbed him of cash and ran away.
A Redlands Police officer spotted the suspect as he got into his car and attempted to pull him over. Officers chased the suspect onto the westbound Interstate 10. The California Highway Patrol took over the pursuit on Interstate 10 as Redlands Police continued to follow.
The suspect drove west out of Redlands to the 605 Freeway south then to the San Diego Freeway north.
CHP officers tried unsuccessfully to stop the suspect using spike strips.
The suspect exited Cherry Avenue in Signal Hill and drove west though Long Beach. The chase then moved along Ocean Boulevard into downtown Long Beach.
The pursuit ended at the Long Beach Marina off Shoreline Drive when the suspect pulled into a parking lot and got out of his car.
Exactly what happened after that is unclear, but it appears police may have opened fire on the suspect.
An ambulance was called in and the suspect was taken to a nearby emergency room. His condition is unknown at this time.
It began with Redlands Police responded to the report of an armed robbery at a storage facility at 650 New York St. shortly before 2 p.m. Monday.
According to police, the suspect pulled a gun on a storage facility employee, robbed him of cash and ran away.
A Redlands Police officer spotted the suspect as he got into his car and attempted to pull him over. Officers chased the suspect onto the westbound Interstate 10. The California Highway Patrol took over the pursuit on Interstate 10 as Redlands Police continued to follow.
The suspect drove west out of Redlands to the 605 Freeway south then to the San Diego Freeway north.
CHP officers tried unsuccessfully to stop the suspect using spike strips.
The suspect exited Cherry Avenue in Signal Hill and drove west though Long Beach. The chase then moved along Ocean Boulevard into downtown Long Beach.
The pursuit ended at the Long Beach Marina off Shoreline Drive when the suspect pulled into a parking lot and got out of his car.
Exactly what happened after that is unclear, but it appears police may have opened fire on the suspect.
An ambulance was called in and the suspect was taken to a nearby emergency room. His condition is unknown at this time.
