Summary

EXT BROLL CHOPPER AERIALS OVER POLICE CAR CHASE AND STANDOFF POLICE CHASE ENDS IN ARLETA AREA; SUSPECT DEAD IN TRUCK A police chase out of the Sylmar area has come to an end in Arleta, with the suspect dead inside a truck. It remains unclear how the suspect died. No gunshots were heard at the end of the chase, and police did not open fire. The chase began out of the Sylmar area around 11:35 a.m. Wednesday of a reported assault with a weapon suspect. A dog inside the chase suspect's car is seen on the street after the pursuit ended in Arleta on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2015. KABC At one point, the motorist drove through the security gate of an apartment complex, knocking at least one bystander to the ground. The driver continued through the complex, then drove through another security gate, continuing the chase on city streets. The suspect eventually drove south on the 5 Freeway, exited shortly after, and then immediately got back on the northbound freeway before exiting again in the Arleta area. The suspect's vehicle was stopped facing westbound on Terra Bella, just south of Beachy. The suspect did not comply with officers who ordered him out of the vehicle. The truck went over a spike strip before coming to a stop. A dog seen with the suspect inside the truck was eventually captured and was taken by animal control. Pacoima Middle School, Arleta High School and Beachy and Liggett Street elementary schools were placed on lockdown as a precaution due to that standoff.