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SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — A man who led police on a high-speed chase and then shot a San Diego police officer was sentenced Friday to 47 years-to-life in state prison.
Andrew Joseph Garcia, 22, pleaded guilty last month to premeditated and deliberate attempted murder on a peace officer, assault with a semi-automatic firearm on a peace officer, shooting at an inhabited dwelling and unlawful driving of a stolen vehicle, according to a release Friday from the office of San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan.
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He also pleaded guilty to felony reckless evading and felon in possession of a firearm, the release continued.
Garcia was chased by police for more than an hour for driving a stolen car in December 2022, authorities said. The chase happened on and off freeways at speeds upwards to 90 miles per hour, the release stated.