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Freeway chase ends in officer-involved shooting MENIFEE – (INT) – Riverside County authorities have disclosed some details of the region’s latest freeway shooting and the death of a motorist wanted on felony assault charges.
A man wanted in Ventura County led authorities on a Tuesday afternoon chase around Southwest Riverside County after striking two Border Patrol vehicles. The pursuit ended on the I-215 in Menifee when the man stopped in the center divider armed with a handgun and was shot in a confrontation with sheriff’s deputies. No law enforcement officers were hurt but the man, whose name was not immediately released, died later in a local hospital. Story Date: June 19, 2021
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