Nov 15, 2007 7:51 am US/Pacific
Police Shoot Stolen Car Suspect In Fremont
FREMONT (CBS 5 / BCN) ―
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Bullet holes mark a car that Fremont police said had been stolen.
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Jorge Cazarez
Fremont Police Dept.
Fremont police shot and wounded a man who allegedly shot at police officers
before leading them on a vehicle chase early Thursday.
Officers pulled over 23-year-old Jorge Cazarez near the
intersection of Fremont Boulevard
and Tamayo Street
on suspicion of operating a stolen vehicle at about 2 a.m., police said.
With guns drawn, officers approached Cazarez
and ordered him out of the car.
Cazarez allegedly pulled out a handgun and
fired at the officers, prompting police to return fire, officials said.
A short vehicle pursuit ensued, ending at Fremont Boulevard and
Thornton Avenue
when Cazarez jumped from his vehicle and fled on foot, according to officials.
Cazarez ran toward a gas station and fired at
officers again, which officers responded to by firing back, police said.
A police canine located Cazarez in some bushes
and found his gun nearby, according to police. Cazarez sustained two gunshot
wounds and was taken to a local hospital with injuries that did not appear to be
life threatening, police added.
No one other than the suspect was injured
during the episode, police said.
The four officers involved will be placed on
routine administrative leave pending the outcome of the preliminary investigation
by the Fremont Police Department and the Alameda County
District Attorney's Office.
Cazarez was transported to Santa Rita Jail upon
his release from a hospital Thursday morning. He was booked on four counts of
attempted homicide, police said.
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