A man suspected of a deadly carjacking in San Diego County was killed Saturday morning following a pursuit and shootout with police in Laguna Hills.
Officers responded Friday around 9:53 p.m. to reports of gunfire in the parking lot of an apartment complex in the 2300 block of Rising Glen Way, according to the Carlsbad Police Department.
When officers arrived, they located a woman with gunshot wounds. The woman succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, Carlsbad police said.
The woman’s vehicle had been stolen during the shooting and was later spotted in Orange County. Newport Beach police used license plate reader technology to identify the vehicle, and a pursuit ensued, according to Carlsbad police.
The driver exited the 5 Freeway on El Toro Road and, after a brief pursuit on surface streets, got out of the vehicle near an In-N-Out Burger parking lot.
“The suspect exited his vehicle near El Toro Road and Carlota and fired a gun at officers. Officers from the Newport Beach Police Department and an officer from the Irvine Police Department returned fire,” wrote the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) in a statement to NBC4.
The man was struck by the officer’s gunfire. He was taken to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries, according to OCSD.
No officers were injured in the shootout.
El Toro Road was closed in both directions from Avenida Carlota to Paseo de Valencia as the investigation continues.
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