Friday a gunman driving a Lexus led Baltimore police on harrowing chase throughout the city. The chase ended dramatically when the man’s girlfriend rushed into the car, dragging him out before anymore violence ensued:
A gunman in a Lexus sped through traffic while spraying bullets at police and passersby during a chase that stretched through West Baltimore for nearly half an hour Friday.
By noon, his girlfriend had enough.
When he stopped the car and opened the door, she rushed into the street, bear-hugged the gunman and dragged him out, said Chief T.J. Smith, the Baltimore police spokesman. She pinned her boyfriend down as the Lexus rolled away and officers rushed up.
Her intervention brought a peaceful end to a violent run that left two civilians shot and wounded. One officer was struck by the Lexus and hurt during the arrest. The chaos was broadcast live by TV news crews.
“It’s absolutely insane. Absolutely crazy. What possessed this guy to do this? I have no idea,” Police Commissioner Kevin Davis said. “This could have been much, much worse.”
The 30 minute chase caught on camera via helicopter and camera crews was harrowing. The 30-year-old gunman was a suspect in a triple shooting Thursday afternoon that left a 37-year-old man dead and two others wounded in in Southwest Baltimore. He is also suspected of shooting and wounding another person last week. Check out the video on the following page:
