Multiple suspects who used a chainsaw to rob a pharmacy ended up jumping off a bridge after being pursued by the police, leaving one of them dead.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Harbor Division officers responded to a burglary in progress call in the 200 block of East Anaheim Street in Wilmington at 4:20 a.m. Monday.
The officers arrived on scene and witnessed multiple men using a chainsaw attempting to gain entry to the pharmacy. The men quickly fled the scene in a white Mercedes and officers initiated a pursuit, LAPD Officer Eisenman said.
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“The suspects’ vehicle drove off at a high rate of speed on Anaheim towards the 710 Freeway [and then proceeded] northbound on the 710,” Eisenman confirmed. “The suspects then pulled over and ran from the vehicle [to the] the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge.”
Officers reported seeing six to 10 suspects inside the vehicle; one of them was taken into custody on the bridge by the LAPD, and another was detained by assisting Long Beach Police Department officers, Eisenman stated.