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A suspect wanted in three separate drive-by shootings early Tuesday morning in Exposition Park and downtown Los Angeles — which left two people dead — was himself shot and killed by police following a lengthy pursuit and a dramatic standoff on a major freeway in the Orange County city of Fullerton.
The shootings appeared to be random in nature. The situation unfolded just before 1 a.m. when the suspect opened fire on a car in the area of Figueroa Street and Exposition Boulevard, according to Los Angeles police. One person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
About 30 minutes later, a second shooting occurred in a Starbucks drive-thru at Figueroa and 28th streets. A 25-year-old man sitting in his car in line at the drive-thru was shot multiple ties and died on scene, police said. The family of the victim told told CBSLA that he was in his 20s and lived in the area. His wife was in the car with him, but she was not hurt. His sister worked as a barista at the Starbucks, but was not working at the time of the shooting.
A third drive-by shooting took place minutes later at Figueroa and 7th streets in downtown L.A, where the driver of a Cadillac Escalade was also killed. The victim may have been an Uber driver, CLBSA learned.
“The officers quickly discovered that it was the same shooting suspect description, a male in a white Cherokee, that information was immediately put out to all patrol units to stop the violence,” LAPD Lt. Raul Jovel said at a Tuesday morning briefing in Fullerton. “The officers realized the suspect was shooting community members, almost at random.”
Fullerton: Suspect Killed In Police Shootout After Murdering 2 People In LA Shooting Spree
Los Angeles police fatally shot a man early Tuesday suspected of going on a deadly rampage in the city’s downtown. Authorities say the man shot several people — killing two of them, including a newlywed — seemingly at random before leading police on an hours-long chase that ended in a standoff on a freeway overpass. Authorities say the man had been driving a white Jeep Cherokee and refused pleas from police and a family member to surrender. Shots were fired at police during the standoff and one officer returned fire, killing the man. His death marks the second time LAPD officers have fatally shot a person in four days.
Suspect in deadly LA shooting rampage shot, killed by police
The shootings appeared to be random in nature. The situation unfolded just before 1 a.m. when the suspect opened fire on a car in the area of Figueroa Street and Exposition Boulevard, according to Los Angeles police. One person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
About 30 minutes later, a second shooting occurred in a Starbucks drive-thru at Figueroa and 28th streets. A 25-year-old man sitting in his car in line at the drive-thru was shot multiple ties and died on scene, police said. The family of the victim told told CBSLA that he was in his 20s and lived in the area. His wife was in the car with him, but she was not hurt. His sister worked as a barista at the Starbucks, but was not working at the time of the shooting.
A third drive-by shooting took place minutes later at Figueroa and 7th streets in downtown L.A, where the driver of a Cadillac Escalade was also killed. The victim may have been an Uber driver, CLBSA learned.
“The officers quickly discovered that it was the same shooting suspect description, a male in a white Cherokee, that information was immediately put out to all patrol units to stop the violence,” LAPD Lt. Raul Jovel said at a Tuesday morning briefing in Fullerton. “The officers realized the suspect was shooting community members, almost at random.”
Fullerton: Suspect Killed In Police Shootout After Murdering 2 People In LA Shooting Spree
Los Angeles police fatally shot a man early Tuesday suspected of going on a deadly rampage in the city’s downtown. Authorities say the man shot several people — killing two of them, including a newlywed — seemingly at random before leading police on an hours-long chase that ended in a standoff on a freeway overpass. Authorities say the man had been driving a white Jeep Cherokee and refused pleas from police and a family member to surrender. Shots were fired at police during the standoff and one officer returned fire, killing the man. His death marks the second time LAPD officers have fatally shot a person in four days.
Suspect in deadly LA shooting rampage shot, killed by police
