Suspect wanted in Chicago homicide taken into custody after police chase ends in crash in Hollywood
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ByRob Hayes
Thursday, July 9, 2026 7:26PM
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HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) –A suspect wanted in a Chicago homicide case was arrested in Hollywood after a short police chase that ended in a rollover crash
The pursuit involved Los Angeles Police Department officers following a vehicle through Hollywood before the driver crashed near the intersection of Fountain Avenue and N. Cherokee Avenue
Video from the scene showed the suspect on the ground and in handcuffs after what witnesses described as a brief but dangerous chase
Footage also showed LAPD officers pulling the suspect from an overturned vehicle
Construction worker Aursuit passed by
“Everything happened fast … it was crazy,” he said
According to Alcantara, the suspect’s vehicle, followed by numerous police units, crashed into a laundry truck at the intersection before continuing down Cherokee Avenue
“The car hit the small van, and then they started going on the street and then he hit the fence on the house and roll over,” Alcantara said
Alcantara said the suspect appeared unable to walk after the crash and was removed from the overturned vehicle by officers before being transported by ambulance to a hospital
The crash occurred in an area where Alcantara said he and other construction workers typically spend their lunch breaks
“I probably wouldn’t be telling this story right now,” Alcantara said
Authorities identified the man taken into custody as a suspect in a Chicago homicide case. Additional details about the homicide <a href="https://todaytrendnews7.com/raptors-trade-for-kawhi-leonard-cant-be-completed-until-nbas-investigation-into-clippers-ends/” title=”Raptors trade for Kawhi Leonard can't be completed until NBA's investigation into Clippers ends”>investigation and the suspect’s condition were not immediately available
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