ALHAMBRA SHOOTING: Suspects Hospitalized After Pursuit Crash Were Sought for Burglary

1/5/2020

Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor

ALHAMBRA - Two women in their 20s were detained after crashing during a high-speed chase, Sheriff’s homicide investigators said Sunday.

The women were contacted by an Alhambra Police officer at a storage facility on the 2000 block of West Mission Road January 5 around 3:30 a.m. for a burglary investigation.

The driver of a vehicle allegedly accelerated at an Alhambra officer, forcing the officer to open fire, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.

The driver was struck in an extremity. She crashed while turning south onto Sixth Street and struck a retaining wall, Sheriff’s homicide investigators said.

It appeared a storage unit at the facility was burglarized, Sheriff’s homicide investigators said.

The passenger was injured in the crash.

Both suspects, only described as Hispanic women, were hospitalized for their injuries.

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