SAN BERNARDINO, CA: Sheriff Deputies Shoot Pursuit Suspect from Helicopter

SAN BERNARDINO >> From a sheriff’s helicopter, a San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputy shot at a man Friday afternoon during a 100 mph pursuit that ended in the man’s death, a crash of two SUVs, three people injured and a shutdown of the northbound 215 Freeway.

The man — a suspect in a home-invasion robbery in Fontana a day earlier — led deputies from Fontana, where at about 1 p.m. he failed to stop the gold Chevy Tahoe he was driving when deputies tried a traffic stop. The chase wound from Fontana through San Bernardino and onto the freeway, Deputy Olivia Bozek said.

In the midst of the pursuit, he ended up driving south on the northbound 215 at speeds that topped 100 mph, Bozek said.

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