Cops shoot Weezer bassist's wife, charge her with attempted murder during bizarre standoff after unrelated police chase



Police shot the wife of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner in Southern California on Tuesday and charged her with attempted murder amid a bizarre series of events in Los Angeles. The perilous showdown erupted from a completely unrelated police chase, according to law enforcement.

Around 3:25 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol allegedly were pursuing three hit-and-run suspects. During the police pursuit, the alleged suspects were involved in a car crash and headed into a residential neighborhood.

'The officers ordered Shriner to drop the handgun numerous times; however, she refused.'

CHP requested police backup to apprehend the suspects in the northeast Los Angeles neighborhood of Eagle Rock.

One of the hit-and-run suspects reportedly ran into a home's backyard.

Jillian Lauren Shriner — a 51-year-old author and wife of the Weezer bassist — allegedly exited her home near the police search, and she reportedly was armed with a handgun.

The Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement that Shriner was "uninvolved in the hit-and-run," but still "officers ordered Shriner to drop the handgun numerous times; however, she refused. Shriner then pointed the handgun at the officers, and an officer-involved shooting occurred."

LAPD detective Meghan Aguilar said during a Wednesday night news conference that police bodycam video had not provided "a clear view of what she did with that firearm" and noted that it was "not clear if she fired at officers or not."

KTLA-TV shared cellphone video of Shriner lying on a road with a gunshot wound as police took her into custody.

Investigators reportedly will rely on a review of multiple videos from neighborhood cameras.

TMZ reported that Shriner was shot in the shoulder.

Shriner was transported to a local hospital for treatment, and her condition was said to be not life-threatening.

No officers or other community members were hurt during the incident.

Shriner was arrested and hit with attempted murder charges.

A 9-millimeter handgun was recovered from the scene, police said.

Shriner was booked and released from jail after posting a $1 million bond, according to jail records.

Investigators with the LAPD's Force Investigation Division — which is responsible for probing incidents involving police use of force — are looking into the shooting.

One of the hit-and-run suspects involved in the initial car chase was arrested in a nearby backyard, while two others fled the crime scene.

Shriner is the author of two best-selling memoirs, 2010’s "Some Girls: My Life in a Harem" and 2015’s "Everything You Ever Wanted." Shriner also penned "Behold the Monster: Confronting America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer," a book based on her interviews with serial killer Samuel Little.

She and the Weezer bassist were married in 2005, and they have two adopted children.

Scott Shriner declined to offer any remarks in regard to his wife when KTLA asked him for a comment.

However, the New York Post said Shriner was seen walking four dogs outside the couple's home Thursday and said in reference to his wife that "she’s all right, thank you for asking." Shriner added, “See you at Coachella!” as he returned to the home, the Post said.

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Popular YouTuber, charged with attempted murder of cop, goes on rant in court and tells judge to look up his online following



A popular YouTube influencer has been charged with the attempted murder of a police officer in New Hampshire. What's more, the famous YouTuber went on a rollercoaster of a rant during a video courtroom hearing during which he cried to his parents and instructed the judge to look up his online following.

Erik Conover, 35, has nearly three million subscribers on his channel titled "Erik Van Conover."

'This seems to be a massive misunderstanding.'

His YouTube account is described as:

"Merging architecture, sacred geometry, and AI-consciousness evolution — this channel explores homes built for energetic resonance and human expansion. From luxury estates designed with frequency-based intelligence to real estate infused with ancient wisdom and quantum design principles, these are the spaces shaping the future of conscious living."

Officials with the Bartlett Police Department told WMUR-TV that Officer Cameron Emmett attempted a traffic stop on a black Jeep Wrangler that Conover was driving around 4:45 p.m. Saturday. However, Conover allegedly disregarded the officer's orders to pull over and led law enforcement on an eight-mile, high-speed chase.

Sgt. Brian Moffitt with the Bartlett Police Department told Magistrate Judge Mark Howard during the hearing Sunday that when the Jeep came to a stop and Officer Emmett exited his cruiser, Conover plowed into the cop at a "reasonably high rate of speed," the Conway Daily Sun reported.

"Mr. Conover appears to have intentionally struck my officer, who was out of his vehicle on foot, with the Jeep," Moffitt stated, according to the Sun.

Moffitt alleged during the hearing that the officer was thrown between 20 and 40 feet and that a drone captured video of the "interaction."

Officer Emmett was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been released.

Police said Conover led officers on a chase for an additional 28 miles before the Jeep became disabled after striking spike strips that New Hampshire State Police set up.

Several law enforcement agencies took part in Conover's arrest, including the Bartlett Police Department, the Conway Police Department, the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, and the New Hampshire State Police.

Conover was charged with attempted murder, second-degree assault, and reckless conduct with a deadly weapon.

In addition to the charges stemming from the police chase, Conover also is facing DWI charges in connection with a reported March 13 arrest.

Conover's attorney said his client denies all accusations of wrongdoing.

During Sunday's video hearing, Conover told the judge he isn't the Erik Conover police want for Emmett’s attempted murder.

Police listed Conover as being from Absecon, New Jersey. However, Conover argued that he is from New York City.

“This seems to be a massive misunderstanding,” Conover said during the hearing. “I’m exactly who I say I am. I’m a YouTuber.”

'I will eviscerate every single person with my intelligence right now.'

Conover allegedly boasted about being a popular YouTuber and that he's a public figure because he has millions of followers on social media.

"He was encouraging the [judge] to look up his online following," Moffitt said of Conover.

Conover claimed his arrest was a "police sting against him," according to WMUR-TV.

Court video obtained by WMUR-TV shows Conover going on a rollercoaster of a rant during the hearing and is seen crying with his hands in the air as he says, "Mom! Thank God! Look at me!"

Conover's parents — seen on a separate screen in the video — are heard trying to calm down their son.

“I will eviscerate every single person with my intelligence right now," Conover is heard shouting on the video.

Conover also claimed, "Actually, the state troopers brutalized me."

Law & Crime reported, "He also accused local jail staff of treating him 'like an animal' and was heard reciting the Lord’s Prayer with curse words mingled in."

On Monday, Conway Circuit Judge Charles Greenhalgh ordered Conover to continue to be held without bail pending a probable cause hearing that was scheduled to occur Tuesday.

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Disturbing video shows apparent road-rage shooting at busy Florida intersection; male suspect faces murder charges



A Florida male and female have been arrested in connection with an apparent road-rage shooting in the middle of a busy intersection that left one dead and another in critical condition. The shooting was caught on video.

Around 4:17 p.m. Sunday, police dispatchers began receiving calls regarding a shooting at a busy intersection in Panama City.

Officers near the shooting began chasing the fleeing pickup truck.

An Instagram account titled "Bay County Bad Drivers" uploaded video of the shooting.

Video shows a red GMC Terrain SUV stopped at a red light with a gray Dodge Ram pickup truck directly behind it. Two males are seen standing outside the SUV before returning inside the vehicle.

When the light turns green, the trailing pickup truck aggressively accelerates to the left and whips next to the driver's side of the SUV. It appears that the pickup truck passenger's hand emerges from the truck's open window, and about a dozen gunshots are heard. The SUV comes to a stop in the middle of the intersection.

Police said the pickup truck attempted to flee the crime scene. Officers near the shooting began chasing the fleeing pickup truck.

Panama City Police said in a press release: "They pursued the suspect vehicle north on Hwy 231, while other officers responded to the scene."

WMBB-TV reported that during the chase, the pickup truck collided with a police car on an access road between a Mexican restaurant and a Holiday Inn.

Police arrested two suspects from the pickup truck roughly a mile from the shooting scene.

Panama City Police said two people in the red SUV were shot. One victim died soon after arriving at a local hospital. The other shooting victim was in critical condition.

The shooting victims' identities have yet to be released because the incident is an active homicide investigation, and next of kin are being notified.

Police arrested Jubal Simmons and Ivybella Encino, the New York Post said.

Simmons — the suspected shooter, the Post said — is facing a number of charges, including first-degree premeditated homicide-murder, three counts of first-degree attempted premeditated homicide-murder, discharging a firearm from a vehicle, destroying or altering evidence, and resisting an officer without violence, according to police records.

Encino was hit with charges of first-degree accessory to a crime, fleeing or eluding police, and aggravated assault on an officer, records also say.

Simmons is being held without bond. Encino is being held on a $850,500 bond.

Panama City Police said they are "grateful to all the witnesses who came forward with information and evidence in this case."

The PCPD urged anyone with additional information on the shooting to contact Panama City Police at 850-872-3100 or phone in a tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 850-785-TIPS (8477).

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Machete-wielding male takes hostage at bank he robs, threatens killings, DA says. It comes to deadly end when cops catch him.



A machete-wielding male took a hostage at a Pennsylvania bank he robbed and threatened to kill people there, according to the Lancaster County District Attorney's Office.

But once police caught up to him, the suspect refused their orders to drop his weapon — and turned toward a group of nearby utility workers, officials said, after which an officer fatally shot the suspect.

Fuentes exited the vehicle, waved the 28-inch machete at police, and appeared to beat himself on the chest, the station said.

Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams told WGAL-TV this week that the Lancaster City police officer's fatal shooting of 39-year-old Luis Fuentes on Jan. 24 was justified.

You can view the district attorney's video here. It includes several police bodycam clips as well as other images and videos showing the suspect.

Adams said Fuentes — armed with a machete and carrying a duffel bag — entered the Fulton Bank on South Duke Street around 10:10 a.m., the station said, adding that four employees and one customer were inside.

Fuentes took one employee hostage and was inside for about five minutes, Adams told WGAL, which added that an employee managed to call 911 and left the line open.

"Fuentes could be heard repeatedly threatening to kill multiple people inside the bank," the DA's office said in a statement, according to the station. "Fuentes exited the bank at 10:15 a.m. with a sum of money."

Fuentes then jumped into an SUV and fled north on Duke Street, after which an officer spotted him as he drove away and a chased ensued, WGAL said.

The 12-block chase ended in the 400 block of South Plum Street, after which Fuentes exited the vehicle, waved the 28-inch machete at police, and appeared to beat himself on the chest, the station said.

Image source: Lancaster County (Pa.) District Attorney's Office

Video shows Fuentes ignoring officers' commands to "drop the knife," WGAL said, adding that Adams said the moment Fuentes turned toward some nearby utility workers, an officer fired one shot, hitting Fuentes in the back.

Fuentes was taken to a hospital for treatment but later died, the station said.

"The officer had a reasonable belief that a bystander was in danger of death or serious bodily injury when he observed the suspect running toward the bystander with a raised machete," Adams told WGAL. "The suspect had also just committed an armed robbery, led officers on a 12-block vehicle pursuit, and was refusing to drop the machete while trying to escape and avoid arrest. For all of these reasons, the officer’s use of force was justified."

In addition to the machete, police told the station they found a knife in Fuentes' waistband, a hatchet in his jacket pocket, and a metal baton and hammer inside the duffel bag.

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Pair of 13-year-olds steal DoorDash driver's car left running, unattended; lead cops on high-speed chase — and lose: Police



A pair of 13-year-olds stole a car that a DoorDash driver left running and unattended Monday, led cops on a high-speed chase, crashed into another vehicle, took off on foot, and were soon arrested, according to police in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin.

Much of the failed caper was caught on police dashcam and bodycam video.

'Oh, but they are just babies! I’m sorry, but this and other EXCUSES just don’t cut it. They and THEIR PARENTS need to be held ACCOUNTABLE.'

Police said after the car theft, officers quickly located the vehicle and tried a traffic stop — but the driver refused to stop, leading officers on a high-speed pursuit down West North Avenue.

Police said the suspects soon crashed into another vehicle and fled on foot.

Image source: Wauwatosa (Wis.) Police

Both suspects were taken into custody with the help of the Milwaukee Police Department, authorities said, adding that no one was seriously hurt.

Officers arrested the two 13-year-olds for hit-and-run, recklessly endangering safety, and resisting an officer, police said.

"Great job to our officers for their quick response and dedication to keeping our streets safe," police added in a Facebook post about the incident. "This is also an important reminder: Never leave your vehicle running and unattended. It only takes seconds for someone to steal it, and the consequences can be dangerous."

You can watch police dashcam and bodycam videos below; it's not clear why there is a time-stamp difference between them. Content warning: language:

How are people reacting?

Numerous individuals commented underneath the police department's social media post about the incident:

  • "And their parents should be held accountable," one commenter said. "Parental responsibility charges for all."
  • "They’ll be out and back on streets tomorrow, unfortunately," another user lamented.
  • "Watching them drive on the wrong side of the road made me nervous," another commenter observed. "That could’ve ended so badly. Glad they got 'em."
  • "Oh, but they are just babies!" another user noted sarcastically. "I’m sorry, but this and other EXCUSES just don’t cut it. They and THEIR PARENTS need to be held ACCOUNTABLE. ... [Five]-year-olds know the difference. It’s time to GROW UP and stop passing the buck to us law-abiding citizens!"
  • "Omg unbelievable," another commenter said. "I’m sure they’re good kids though, right? 13 years old and nothing better [to do]."

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Deputy on patrol gives brutal physics lesson to convicted felon who sheriff says pulled gun while fleeing on bicycle



A Florida sheriff's deputy conducting patrols in Palm Coast late Saturday night spotted a male on the sidewalk alongside Pine Lakes Parkway standing next to a bicycle on the ground, the Flagler County Sheriff's Office said. Palm Coast is just over half an hour south of St. Augustine.

The patrol car's video indicates the deputy tried to get the attention of the male in question — later identified as 38-year-old Michael McDermott — and ordered him to stop, after which the deputy activated his emergency lights.

The sheriff's office said a 9mm Ruger firearm was found near McDermott — who actually was wearing a holster for the weapon.

While McDermott appeared to comply, slowing down enough for the deputy to stop and exit his patrol vehicle, McDermott apparently changed his mind and disregarded the law enforcement officer's command and starting pedaling away down Westminster Drive.

With that, the deputy got back into his patrol vehicle and went after McDermott — and then soon saw McDermott pulling a gun from his pants, the sheriff's office said.

Image source: Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office video screenshot

Fearing that McDermott would engage him with the firearm, the deputy struck McDermott with his patrol vehicle, ejecting McDermott from the bicycle.

Image source: Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office video screenshot

The deputy — with the assistance of another deputy who arrived as backup — handcuffed McDermott, pulled him from the ground, and began questioning him on the hood of the patrol vehicle.

Image source: Flagler County (Fla.) Sheriff's Office video screenshot

The sheriff's office said a 9mm Ruger firearm was found near McDermott — who actually was wearing a holster for the weapon.

McDermott was arrested for assault or battery on a law enforcement officer, fleeing and eluding, resisting an officer with violence, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, the sheriff's office said.

McDermott first was taken to a hospital due to a minor injury to his right ankle, officials said, after which he was taken to the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility.

The suspect possesses an extensive arrest history in Flagler County since 2013, the sheriff's office said, adding that he was released from that same jail on Dec. 17 after serving a 90-day sentence for possession of fentanyl.

“The job that a deputy sheriff does to proactively protect our community is a dangerous one, and deputies must often make split-second decisions,” Flagler Sheriff Rick Staly said. “In this instance, Deputy Murphy was forced to make a split-second decision in a dangerous encounter with an armed felon. This incident could have taken a deadly turn, and I am thankful that the situation was quickly resolved before that became a reality.”

'My mother says when you gonna live your life right'

Substantially adding to comic relief was the revelation by the sheriff's office that "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper indeed was playing on the deputy's radio while the incident unfolded.

Content warning: Language:

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Wild police video: Cops ram car driven by female armed robbery suspect — who actually tries to run away after freeway crash



In a wild police video out of Georgia last week, cops are seen ramming a car that was driven by a female armed robbery suspect — and she actually tried to run away after the jaw-dropping crash on an interstate.

Atlanta police said the department's Auto Crimes Enforcement Unit on Wednesday assisted the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office in locating a vehicle and an armed robbery suspect accused of stealing an elderly woman's cell phone.

The suspect quickly gets out of the vehicle and makes a run for it, hopping over the freeway divider.

Atlanta police said officers found the vehicle and the suspect. Video shows them catching up to the suspect in a car wash:

Image source: Atlanta police video screenshot

And an officer is even seen drawing his gun as police tell her "hands up!" and "don't drive away!"

Image source: Atlanta police video screenshot

But the suspect backed out of the car wash bay and fled from police, after which a pursuit ensued.

WAGA-TV said the pursuit continued on Interstate 285. Atlanta police said officers utilized a PIT maneuver to end the pursuit. Indeed, video shows a patrol vehicle hitting the left bumper of the suspect's car, which spins out and travels backward along the left shoulder and freeway divider until it comes to a stop.

Image source: Atlanta police video screenshot

The suspect quickly gets out of the vehicle and makes a run for it, hopping over the freeway divider.

Image source: Atlanta police video screenshot

But police do the same and quickly surround and take the suspect into custody.

Image source: Atlanta police video screenshot

Image source: Atlanta police video screenshot

Police said the suspect was identified as 36-year-old Jenee Johnson.

Image source: Atlanta police video screenshot

Police said the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was the arresting agency and charged Johnson with armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, theft by receiving stolen property, and fleeing or attempting to elude police. She also was charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon or first-offender probationer.

You can view police dashcam and bodycam video of the chase and arrest below. (Content warning: Strong language.)

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Watch: Oklahoma police officer smashes through fence, makes flying tackle to apprehend suspect in thrilling bodycam video



An Oklahoma police officer has gone viral after bodycam video was released of him doing everything in his power to apprehend a suspect – including smashing through a fence.

A 20-year-old suspect led officers on a wild police chase last month.

Police dashcam video shows an officer in hot pursuit of a silver sedan speeding down a road. At one point, the sedan nearly collides with a white pickup truck in an intersection.

Police bodycam video shows the suspect ditching his car after a crash and jumping over a fence in a residential area.

An officer is seen on bodycam footage climbing to the top of the fence to deploy his taser at the man on the run, but the suspect escapes.

A second officer with the Moore Police Department sneaks through a hole in the dilapidated fence.

A third police officer – identified as Sgt. Justin Sternberg – is seen sprinting to the crime scene before lowering his shoulder and barreling through the fence. Despite smashing through the fence, the officer doesn't lose a beat and chases after the suspect.

Police bodycam footage shows the two officers climbing over another fence.

Officer Sternberg jumps over two more fences.

The thrilling video shows Sternberg climbing to the top of a fence and making a flying tackle on the suspect. Sternberg and the suspect allegedly both got tased at the end of the confrontation.

The suspect is then arrested for allegedly stealing a vehicle. Police said they found a firearm and a bag of marijuana in the stolen vehicle.

Sternberg told KOCO-TV, "It was run through it or try to climb it, and I think trying to climb it would have taken more time. So, in my head, 'Just run through it.' I had to jump another fence to another fence to take him into custody. As I did jump the fence, I ended up getting tased. So, we were both getting tased at the same time."

As far as the now-broken fence that Sternberg plowed through, the Moore Police Department said, "The family will work with us and the city to get the repairs done."

Clint Byley, with the Moore Police Department, stated: "We did make an attempt to talk with the homeowners. As of last check, I don't know if we've made physical contact with them yet, but they're more than welcome to come to the police department to talk about what happened. And then, we can get them into contact with the city if they don't have the ability to do that themselves."

Sternberg offered to help the family fix the broken fence.

"I'm sorry. If I need to come out and fix it, I will. I can help," Sternberg said.

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Thug allegedly robs woman at gunpoint for pair of shoes. The whole thing ends rather painfully for him.



Things ended painfully for a male who allegedly robbed a woman at gunpoint for a pair of shoes Saturday night in Oklahoma City, as he crashed his car into a pole amid a police chase.

What are the details?

Police said the victim was trying to sell her red and silver Balenciaga shoes on Offer Up, and an individual with the username "Turbo" — later identified as 21-year-old Taber Carter — contacted her, KOKH-TV reported.

According to the New York Post, the shoes usually cost more than $1,000 new:

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The victim reported that she and Carter agreed to meet at a 7-Eleven, but Carter never showed up, the station said.

The victim and her mother then went to a T-Mobile store on Northwest Expressway when Carter messaged the victim asking where she was, KOKH said.

Police said Carter met the victim at T-Mobile, and when the victim walked up to Carter's vehicle, he pulled out a black "Glock-like" pistol, pointed it at the victim's head, and demanded the shoes, the station said.

The victim said she gave him the shoes but was able to reach into the car and take one shoe back as Carter was driving away, KOKH reported.

Carter turned back to demand the other shoe, but the victim told him she'd already locked it inside her car, the station said, citing the police report, and Carter drove off.

What happened next?

Two hours later, police were called to perform a welfare check, KOTV-TV reported. Turns out Carter was passed out in a car that matched the description of the shoe robbery suspect's vehicle, KOTV said.

When officers awakened Carter, they said he drove away, which triggered a police pursuit, KOTV reported.

Alas, Carter crashed into a pole near Northwest 36th Street and Meridian Avenue, KOTV noted, which caused a power outage in the area as well as a small grass fire that was quickly extinguished.

Carter was taken into custody and booked into jail, KOTV said.

Jail records indicate he was charged with endangering others while eluding police as well as robbery or attempted with a dangerous weapon. Carter remained in jail Wednesday afternoon.

The Post, citing police, said Carter also was injured — with his mugshot showing his right eye swollen shut as well as numerous scrapes on his right forehead and nose. The paper said Carter is being held with no bail.

Police warned those who meet others in person for transactions to do so in public places with lots of cameras, such as police stations.

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Cops ram carjacked vehicle, which spins and slams into 66-year-old woman crossing street, sending her flying into curb



Video caught the moment police in Torrance, California, rammed a carjacked vehicle, which went into a spin and slammed into a 66-year-old woman carrying grocery bags across a street Thursday, sending her flying into a curb.

What are the details?

The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department told Torrance police around 12:50 p.m. that deputies were chasing a carjacking suspect who had stolen several cars, according to a City of Torrance news release, and that the suspect had entered Torrance. Torrance is about a half-hour southwest of Los Angeles.

Torrance police learned a minute later that the suspect entered a parking structure at the Del Amo Fashion Center — and around 12:55 p.m., a woman reported a carjacking near the area where the pursuit suspect was last seen.

Police around that time said they spotted a male suspect driving the carjacked vehicle — a silver Prius — as it left the Del Amo Fashion Center, and police said they began chasing the driver.

Video shows the fleeing driver speeding on the wrong side of the street and going through stoplights before hopping a curb and knocking down a pole, KNBC-TV reported.

Police said a Torrance officer struck the vehicle near Vermont Avenue and Sepulveda Boulevard, and the vehicle in turn struck a pedestrian. Video shows the pedestrian flying backward into a curb after she was struck.

After a brief foot pursuit, police said they arrested the suspect without incident and released him to the custody of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which was the originating agency.

Police said Torrance officers spoke to the carjacking victim and the woman who was struck at the intersection and that no serious injuries were reported at the time. Police added that the woman who was struck refused emergency medical services treatment at the scene and departed voluntarily. Torrance police said they were later told she went to a hospital.

Woman who was struck and her daughter speak out

"I was crossing the street, and I don’t remember anything," Maria Salazar, the woman who was struck, told Telemundo52, according to KNBC. "I just felt the impact."

Salazar's daughter, Diana, said she's still trying to figure out things, KNBC noted: "I don't know why they were chasing him. The urgency of stopping him. I don't know if they saw my mom."

Torrance police added to KNBC that all officers are trained in PIT maneuvers. The acronym stands for Precision Immobilization Technique, which "consists of applying lateral pressure to the rear quarter panel of the fleeing target vehicle resulting in a predictable spin-out action of the target vehicle." Police did not indicate in the news release that a PIT maneuver occurred.

The carjacking suspect's identity, along with other details about him, were not immediately available, KNBC noted.

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