DOJ investigating deadly police shooting after I-15 high-speed chase
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- One person is dead after a police chase on Interstate 15 turned into a deadly officer-involved shooting.
I-15 remained closed until Saturday afternoon after a car fleeing from police crashed and a shooting with police officers took place on the freeway Friday night.
SkyFOX/KUSI in the Sky was overhead as San Diego Police, Escondido Police and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) could be seen chasing the vehicle before it crashed into another vehicle on I-15 south near the interchange with Hwy 163 in Miramar around 5 p.m. Friday.
The incident ended when Escondido Police officers fired at the suspect's vehicle around 5:45 p.m., killing one person.
The California Department of Justice is now investigating the shooting involving the Escondido Police Department, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Saturday. DOJ’s California Police Shooting Investigation Team will be investigating the officer-involved shooting in accordance with Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506).
When the investigation is complete, it will be turned over to DOJ’s Special Prosecutions Section within the Criminal Law Division for independent review.
Anyone with more information can call police at 916-210-2871.
