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LONG BEACH, Calif. () — Body camera video shows Long Beach officers confronting an alleged gunman after a police chase ended in a dramatic crash in downtown Los Angeles in early September.
The footage, obtained by 7 through a public records request, appears to show electrical transformers exploding and showering sparks onto the crash site after the suspect slammed into a power pole.
“Step out of the car!” an officer is heard yelling at the driver. “Step out of the car with your hands all the way up!”
Armed officers are seen holding riot shields in front of themselves as they approach the wrecked vehicle, which also toppled a fire hydrant at the scene.
The confrontation came after a wild chase, during which the suspect allegedly opened fire on officers on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach.
It all unfolded around 12:24 a.m. on Sept. 1, when officers responded to a shooting on Aquarium Way. Two men were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, and another was treated at the scene. They were all expected to be OK.
Police tracked down the suspect vehicle near Burnett Street and Pacific Avenue, and a chase ensued.
That suspect headed north on the 710 Freeway and fired shots at officers, prompting them to fire back, according to authorities. No one was struck by gunfire.
A shooting suspect led police on a wild chase, opening fire on the 710 Freeway in Long Beach before eventually crashing in downtown Los Angeles.
That investigation shut down all northbound lanes of the freeway at Long Beach Boulevard, along with the 91 Freeway connectors, for several hours.
The chase ended when the suspect crashed into a power pole and fire hydrant near Santa Fe Avenue and 11th Street in downtown L.A., knocking out power and sending water rushing onto streets in the area.
The suspect was pulled from the wreckage, taken into custody and then to the hospital with injuries from the crash.
Police said a firearm was recovered.
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