Beverly Hills standoff ends with rideshare driver's arrest
Attempted murder suspect in custody
Officials said an attempted murder suspect is in custody following an hours-long standoff in Beverly Hills.
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - An attempted murder suspect, identified as Osvaldo DelRio, was taken into custody following an hours-long standoff in Beverly Hills. Authorities said the suspect attempted to kill a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy with his car.
What we know:
SkyFOX was over the scene as the suspect led the Beverly Hills Police Department on a chase Sunday, May 3. The suspect was an alleged rideshare driver in a gray pickup truck. According to Beverly Hills PD, one of its officers tried to get the driver to pull over, but the suspect refused to stop, prompting a short police chase.
At one point prior to the standoff, DelRio allegedly committed attempted murder on a peace officer. Once the pickup truck stopped and a standoff ensued around 2:45 p.m., officials later revealed a hostage was being held inside the suspect's pickup truck.
Hours-long hostage situation in Beverly Hills
A short police chase has turned into an 8-hour long (and counting) hostage situation in Beverly Hills.
At around 10:45 p.m., FOX 11's Matthew Seedorff reported that the hostage – the ride share passenger – safely got out of the suspect's car.
The suspect was eventually taken into custody overnight.
He remains in custody and his bail was set at $1,000,000 for attempted murder.
Police chase ends in SWAT standoff
A police chase ends in a SWAT standoff in Beverly Hill. NOTE: This video does not have audio.
Prior to the crime spree, which included allegations of holding a person hostage and committing attempted murder on a peace officer, officials did not say whether the suspect had been linked to other crimes, other than the fact that the suspect was wanted for a felony allegation outside of LA County. The Beverly Hills Police Department posted on social media, asking the public to avoid the area.
The Source: This report used information provided by FOX 11's crew at the scene, in addition to information from the Beverly Hills Police Department.