Police Shooting at End of Chase Closes 22 Freeway in Seal Beach

The westbound 22 Freeway was closed near the 405 Freeway for the shooting investigation.

A SUV crashed at the end of a chase.
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Shots were fired at the end of a police pursuit early Friday near an Orange County freeway interchange.

Lanes were closed on the westbound 22 Freeway near the 405 Freeway in Seal Beach for the investigation. Video showed a white SUV with bullet holes in the windshield on the side of a road near the interchange. 

Aerial video showed yellow police tape stretching across the freeway near a transition road and several patrol vehicles. 

The chase began after a report of an assault on an officer, authorities said.

Details about the shooting were not immediately available. The SUV driver was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation.

No officers were injured.

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