ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) — The suspect who led police on a chase that was a tense standoff on the 91 Freeway in Anaheim, forcing the closure of all lanes in each instructions Friday morning, has died.
Just a few hours after the freeway was shut down, authorities approached the suspect’s car – which was boxed in by two armored automobiles – and dragged an individual out from the driving force’s seat.
In accordance with authorities, the suspect died by suicide. Eastbound lanes of the freeway had been reopened shortly after adopted by the westbound lanes.
The police chase originated in Corona and finally got here to a cease on the freeway.
The suspect, a person in his 40s who was believed to be armed, remained inside a blue sedan for a number of hours after it got here to a cease in a westbound site visitors lane on the freeway. The automotive was boxed in by two armored automobiles from the Anaheim and Corona police departments.
The closure resulted in a miles-long site visitors backup in each instructions as Memorial Day vacationers had been taking to the street.
The police pursuit started about 8 a.m. when officers situated a stalking suspect driving close to the intersection of McKinley Road and Griffin Manner, a Corona police spokesperson informed ABC7.
The suspect refused to tug over and a chase ensued, ending on the 91 Freeway close to Lakeview Avenue.
Westbound site visitors was being diverted at Imperial Freeway, whereas eastbound motorists had been being redirected onto the 55 Freeway.
In the meantime, California Freeway Patrol officers had been painstakingly working with particular person drivers who had been caught between the site visitors diversion and the scene of the standoff. These automobiles had been being circled individually and escorted off the freeway.
Along with three armored automobiles, greater than a dozen police and CHP cruisers responded to the barricade state of affairs.
Two close by colleges had been on lockdown on account of the incident, in response to Anaheim police. Officers had been on the campuses and coordinating with the college district, and oldsters had been free to choose up their youngsters.
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