Anaheim police fatally shoot suspect after high-speed chase in Santa Ana

ANAHEIM, Calif. - An investigation is underway Thursday into the fatal shooting of a possibly armed suspect who led Anaheim police on a high-speed chase.

According to authorities, the suspect was wanted for a shooting that occurred around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday at a motel in the 300 block of North Brookhurst Street. That shooting victim was found in the parking lot and rushed to the hospital. It's unclear what his relationship is to the suspect, if any at all.

Timeline:

The pursuit began when Anaheim police officers responded to the shooting scene, with the suspect in a white pickup truck leading officers on and off the 91 Freeway and onto surface streets.

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SkyFOX was over the scene when police pinned the pickup truck against a freeway divider near Garden Grove. 

After the crash, a passenger in the truck was questioned and released, while another person from the crash was seen laying on the ground as emergency crews tended to that individual.

Police later confirmed the latter individual was shot to death. That person's identity was not released.

Officials did not specify what prompted the shooting to take place and it is unknown if the person killed in the shooting opened fire.

Over the course of the chase, the pickup truck drove through parts of Anaheim and Santa Ana before the pursuit ended near Garden Grove.

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Officials did not say if the two people from the pickup truck had criminal histories prior to Wednesday's car chase.

Several cars were sideswiped by the pursuit vehicle, but no one else was injured.

The shooting in Anaheim is under investigation by the Anaheim Police Department, while the officer-involved shooting is being investigated by the California Department of Justice and the Santa Ana Police Department.