A female shooting suspect who appeared to be armed and had a dog in her car was captured Thursday in Southern California after a more than hour-long manhunt by authorities.
Details are limited, but the suspect is reportedly wanted in connection with an early afternoon shooting at Echo Park and Bellevue streets in Los Angeles.
A pursuit was initiated by Los Angeles Police Department officers, who said the suspect, a female, was traveling at a slow speed on the northbound 101 Freeway, then onto the 170 Freeway, then onto a surface road and then onto the northbound 5 Freeway. I headed. .
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The woman faked a traffic stop at least four times and surrounded the vehicle with a gun drawn before police took off.
In one of the incidents, the suspect stopped, then made a U-turn and risked his way through the officer’s vehicle.
Before taking over the pursuit in Santa Clarita more than an hour after the pursuit began, CHP successfully deployed spike strips that eventually removed one of the minivan’s front tires, but the woman continued to pursue the woman for some time afterward. I was able to do that.
When the suspect drove through the Castaic area and the vehicle became disabled, she exited the highway at Lake Hughes Road and eventually surrendered.
CHP was able to secure the dog from the front seat and take him to safety.
Traffic on northbound Route 5 appeared to be backed up for miles as CHP closed the road during the arrest.
Sky 5 was overhead.
