- Carjackers in California stole multiple vehicles and escaped despite heavy police presence.
- The pursuit crossed several counties in Southern California before ending in downtown LA.
- Police are still searching for the suspects while reviewing footage and witness statements.
Los Angeles is well acquainted with high-octane police chases, but even by SoCal standards, what unfolded late Saturday night was extraordinary. Two armed suspects went on a rolling crime spree that saw them steal multiple vehicles. That included two pickup trucks and a tanker semi truck, while leading police across counties in a pursuit that looked more like a GTA game than reality.
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Authorities say that the chase began around 11 p.m. in Lancaster, about 60 miles north of downtown LA, when the duo carjacked a Ford F-150 at gunpoint. The original victim allegedly gave chase in a different vehicle, prompting one suspect to fire at them. Nobody was hit, but the tensions only climbed higher from there…