Murder Suspect’s 100-Mph Freeway Run Ends in Suicide on 405 Ramp in Hawthorne

A high-speed chase tied to a deadly shooting in Ventura County shut down the busy 405 Freeway off-ramp at Imperial Highway near the 105 interchange in Hawthorne on Saturday afternoon, ending when the driver was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot inside the car.

Ventura County Sheriff’s deputies had earlier responded to a shooting in Camarillo and later tracked down a vehicle they say was connected to that case. The pursuit spilled onto Los Angeles freeways before the suspect finally stopped on the southbound 405, where the chase took a grim turn…

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