Muscle Car Driver Shot Dead By California Deputy

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A chaotic scene unfolded in Bellflower, California recently, leaving a suspect dead and a deputy injured. You can also see the classic Pontiac Ventura ended up on top of a Lakewood Sheriff’s Department cruiser.

New footage casts doubt on who was at fault in a famous road rage incident.

According to multiple reports, the suspect threw his classic muscle car into reverse suddenly after the deputy pulled up behind him. That’s how the Pontiac ended up on the cruiser’s hood.

Then, the man allegedly got out of his vehicle and advanced on the deputy, who was injured in the crash, while holding a knife. That’s when he was shot dead.

The injured deputy was transported to the hospital and treated for injuries sustained in the crash. Nobody else was injured, although witnesses interviewed by local media seemed shaken.