Two armed thieves led authorities on a wild pursuit from Lancaster to downtown L.A. on Sunday night time, authorities mentioned, stealing three autos, driving an enormous rig within the mistaken course on the ten Freeway — and nonetheless managing to flee.
The chase started with a carjacking in Lancaster about 9:45 p.m., in accordance with the L.A. County Sheriff’s Division. Two armed males stole a person’s white F-250 Ford pickup and fired gunshots on the sufferer as he tried to pursue them.
The carjackers then fled southbound alongside State Route 14 towards Los Angeles. Sheriff’s deputies pursued the pickup for 26 miles, after which the California Freeway Patrol took over.
The thieves then deserted the pickup and carjacked a second automobile, this time an enormous rig, in accordance with the Sheriff’s Division.
Footage captured by OnScene.TV exhibits the large rig weaving via oncoming visitors because it hurtles within the mistaken course down the westbound lanes of the ten Freeway. The carjackers ditched the large rig whereas exiting the ten close to Alameda Avenue in downtown L.A., authorities mentioned.
The police pursuit culminated on the Mission Highway exit of the 101 Freeway, the place authorities discovered an deserted white pickup truck.
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They then carjacked their third automobile, a white Chevrolet Silverado truck, and continued to steer the CHP in pursuit.
They drove simply three miles farther earlier than abandoning the Silverado on Mission Highway beneath the 101 Freeway underpass, the place they escaped round two hours after the preliminary Ford F-250 theft befell.
A loaded firearm was later recovered from the again seat of the F-250. Authorities imagine further suspects might have participated within the Lancaster theft and picked up the fleeing suspects after they bought out of the Silverado.
Anybody with additional data on the incident is requested to contact Det. Casebolt on the Lancaster sheriff’s station at (661) 524-2171.
