A car chase culminated in a fatal officer-involved shooting in San Bernardino Friday afternoon after multiple assaults on police officers, authorities said.
Officers were pursuing the driver of an allegedly stolen vehicle at the time, according to Lt. Richard Lawhead of the San Bernardino Police Department.
Cell phone video provided by witnesses shows an initial stop on the freeway after the stolen car was rammed by a police car. After a little more than a minute of being surounded by officers, the suspect drove off in the allegedly stolen white SUV.
Police said the owner reported the SUV stolen and then it was tracked down by GPS.
A second cell phone video shows the moments when the chase ended near the 215 Freeway's University Parkway exit, about a mile from the first stop, where the man was fatally shot following a standoff with officers.
No officers were injured.
Five officers shot at the suspect, firing off at least 18 rounds.
Witnesses said they could not believe what they were seeing.
"Just a lot of adrenaline, man. We got scared. You know, we were just watching the whole thing. It was surreal," said Thomas Rivera, who was on the freeway behind the officers during the standoff.
Another witness said the whole drama unfolded quickly.
"Everybody just stopped... and started shooting as soon as they got out of the car," said Jose Garcia.
The northbound 215 remained closed into Friday rush hour at University Parkway while police investigated. Drivers were being asked to avoid the area.
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Rosa Ordaz and Nyree Arabian contributed to this story.
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