A violent crash in Compton killed a total of four people Saturday morning, including three people in one car who led police on a pursuit. Authorities stopped a vehicle after reports of shots fired, but the driver fled, eventually running a red light and striking and killing another person, officials said. The three people in the pursued vehicle were all…
A short pursuit ended with four people dead in a two-car collision following reports of shots fired in Compton early Saturday, officials said.
Authorities responded to a call about shots fired from a vehicle.
The caller gave a good description of the suspects and the sheriff's department found the car and began pursuing it on Indigo Boulevard in Compton, officials said.
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After a five-minute pursuit, the driver ran a red light and struck an oncoming vehicle at South Wilmington Avenue and West Greenleaf Boulevard. The pursued car flipped over on the lawn of a nearby home and caught on fire, officials said.
There were three people in the overturned vehicle, and all three died at the scene.
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The female driver of the other car, in her early 20s, also died in the crash when her vehicle struck a power pole, officials said.
The victims have not yet been identified.
