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02-02-2006, 09:09 AM
COMMERCE, Calif. A high speed chase has ended with highway patrolmen shooting a suspect who aimed a gun at them on a freeway off-ramp in the City of Commerce.
California Highway Patrol spokesman Armando Clemente says the chase began about one-30 this morning in East L-A, when C-H-P officers tried to stop a driver for a seat belt violation.
He says the suspect sped away and led officers onto the freeway, before his vehicle hit a sign and spun out of control on the off ramp to Slauson Avenue.
Clemente says officers emerged from their patrol car and pointed guns at the suspect's stopped vehicle. Then the suspect got out of his car and pointed a gun at the officers.
He says more than one of the six officers gathered at this time fired at the suspect, hitting him several times. Clemente says he was admitted to a hospital in stable condition and is expected to survive.
Ramps onto and off of southbound route five from Slauson Avenue are closed while officers complete their investigation.
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California Highway Patrol spokesman Armando Clemente says the chase began about one-30 this morning in East L-A, when C-H-P officers tried to stop a driver for a seat belt violation.
He says the suspect sped away and led officers onto the freeway, before his vehicle hit a sign and spun out of control on the off ramp to Slauson Avenue.
Clemente says officers emerged from their patrol car and pointed guns at the suspect's stopped vehicle. Then the suspect got out of his car and pointed a gun at the officers.
He says more than one of the six officers gathered at this time fired at the suspect, hitting him several times. Clemente says he was admitted to a hospital in stable condition and is expected to survive.
Ramps onto and off of southbound route five from Slauson Avenue are closed while officers complete their investigation.
Copyright 2006 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
http://www.kesq.com/Global/story.asp?S=4446123&nav=9qrx