Btw, it was the suspect driver who exited the vehicle at the end of the vehicle pursuit and ran up the stairs and it appears he survived. It was the passenger who was shot dead after the passenger attempted to get into the driver seat.
I noticed that you had picked up on that, and had changed my impression when reading your comments.
I appreciate you mentioning it though.
It’s a point that should be clear.
Since the shotgun (passenger) guy had probably been doing all the firing, it’s probably fitting he’s the one who died.
These guys were up to no good.
Here in the Los Angeles area we cater to these thugs, following them all over Southern California in low speed chases.
It has always been my take, that if we started taking these guys down violently, the chases would end in short order.
Everyone would be safer.
This is what happened with Rodney King. It was a high speed chase. We treated him decently until he refused to comply with commands outside the vehicle.
His passenger was taken into custody without incident.