Yahoo Autos Los Angeles Deputies Shoot Alleged Carjacker During Pursuit
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With carjackings on the rise in many areas, it’s not shocking that the crimes often to hand-in-hand with violence. However, it’s not always the victims who get hurt. Sometimes, like what happened in Los Angeles recently, it’s the carjacker who catches it.
Beware bump-and-run carjackings.
On the afternoon of July 10, Los Angeles Sheriff’s deputies were pursuing a carjacking suspect in a Toyota Camry when things turned violent. In the end, the suspect was the one who was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
During that chase, the alleged carjacker hit deputies’ cruisers multiple times. After about 20 minutes, the chase ended with the Toyota hitting several vehicles and a light pole head-on.
That’s when deputies took advantage, pinning the Camry to the pole with a cruiser. That’s when the suspect tried reversing out of the trap, the front tires on the vehicle smoking like crazy like you can see in footage captured by Fox 11 Los Angeles.
After that, deputies opened fire on the vehicle, striking the suspect at least once and riddling the Toyota with bullet holes. The Los Angeles Times reports that right before deputies shot the suspect, he leaned out the window with an extended open hand.
Since many carjackings involve a gun, it’s possible the suspect opened fire and deputies returned the favor. We don’t know if that’s true since that information hasn’t been supplied to the media.
What we do know is the suspect was taken to a hospital in critical condition. A passenger in the Camry was taken out, but no word on what relationship that person has to the suspect, if any.
It’s sad to see these types of crimes become so common in US cities, especially when violence is the end result. Thankfully no innocent bystanders were injured or worse.
Image via Fox 11 Los Angeles/YouTube
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