ANAHEIM, Calif. (KABC) — Dramatic bodycam video launched Friday reveals the second Anaheim police unleashed a hail of gunfire and killed a driver on the finish of a chaotic chase.
The pursuit started after a report of pictures fired on the Kona Motel on Brookhurst Road in Anaheim April 16. Video from the body-worn cameras of responding officers reveals a person pleading for assist exterior the motel.
“I want an ambulance now… He shot me within the abdomen,” the taking pictures sufferer says within the video.
Police rapidly noticed the gunman’s pickup truck fleeing the motel, prompting a pursuit.
Evening-vision aerial video from a regulation enforcement helicopter reveals police slam into the truck – pushing it onto the sidewalk – after the driving force bought caught in visitors. The driving force saved fleeing however the push onto the curb was profitable in damaging the truck’s tires and sparks began to fly from the automobile.
A PIT maneuver ended the chase a short while afterward an empty avenue in Santa Ana.
Officers opened fireplace when the driving force, believed to be armed, refused to exit the truck. Bodycam video reveals officers firing a barrage of bullets, killing the suspect.
Regardless of the hail of bullets, a passenger within the truck was not injured. Officers then eliminated the driving force from the automobile and carried out CPR earlier than he was pronounced lifeless on the scene.
The driving force was recognized by police as Danny Lee Cuelho, 51, of La Habra.
Police say a gun was discovered contained in the pickup truck.
“The handgun situated within the truck was decided to be the weapon used to shoot the sufferer on the motel parking zone,” Anaheim police Sgt. Jacob Gallacher mentioned.
A use-of-force investigation is underway and can be reviewed by the Orange County District Legal professional’s Workplace to find out if the officers’ actions had been throughout the regulation.
Video launched by Anaheim police will be considered right here.
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