Police shot and killed an alleged domestic violence suspect following a pursuit in Orange County on Sunday. The violent crash that brought the pursuit to an end left one person, who was uninvolved in the incident, dead.
They were called to the 400 block of W. Maple Street at around 10:30 a.m. in regards to reports of a disturbance in the area, according to Ontario Police Department Officer Maqueira.
Officers arrived to learn that two women were being threatened by one of their boyfriends who had a history of domestic violence. They were told that the suspect was threatening them with a gun.
The suspect was found a short distance away sitting inside of a car and despite negotiation attempts were unable to get the man to cooperate and exit
Instead, police say that he fled from the area at a high rate of speed, prompting a pursuit.
During the chase, the suspect allegedly drove on the wrong side of the 60 Freeway after entering using an off-ramp.