California car chase ends in 'lethal encounter,' deputies say
I-15 reopens hours after police chase, shooting
An allegedly armed driver led sheriff's deputies on a high-speed chase, that ended with the driver being shot on the freeway near Lake Arrowhead. Hours later, the freeway was finally reopened.
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. - A car chase in Southern California took a violent turn late Monday night.
A driver who was believed to be armed, later identified as 39-year-old Robert Brown, led the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department on a chase that stretched across Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
It began when officers responded to a disturbance at a home in the 6100 block of Outpost Road after Brown allegedly assaulteod his wife and stole her cell phone before driving away from the home.
The chase initially began around 8:45 p.m. in the Hesperia area, and kept going all the way through parts of Ontario and Rancho Cucamonga before it eventually ended along the 15 Freeway near Lake Arrowhead.
California car chase ends in ‘lethal encounter’
A dramatic 1.5-hour car chase ends in "lethal encounter" along the freeway in Riverside County.
A little after 10 p.m., the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department confirmed that the pursuit ended on northbound I-15 near SR-138 and "a lethal force encounter happened"
Sheriff's officials later confirmed Brown was struck by gunfire and taken to a local hospital for treatment. No officers were injured.
Cops try to corner suspect 3 times in car chase
Deputies in San Bernardino County tried to use a PIT maneuver to corner a car chase suspect at least three different times.
2-county chase across San Bernardino, Riverside
A standoff is underway involving a driver who drove through parts of San Bernardino and Riverside counties.
Brown was booked for charges including robbery and felony evading.
The 138 Highway was closed for several hours for the investigation and reopened around 11 a.m. Tuesday.