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A southern California man who was on the run after killing one person and shooting two relatives over the weekend was killed by law enforcement officials Monday on a busy highway, authorities said.
Jesse Medrano, 35, was shot and killed around 8:40 a.m. in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood. The California Highway Patrol did not disclose many details about the shooting.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday’s shooting occurred on Interstate 105, near the interchange with Interstate 710. A spokesperson for Highway Patrol said the agency had received a call just before 7 am about a broken down vehicle on the highway.
A homicide suspect was shot and killed on a Los Angeles freeway on Tuesday morning.
(KTTV)
A CHP officer who responded checked the license plate of the vehicle, which came back as being reported stolen.
The MP ran the information from Medrano, which indicated that he was wanted in connection with a homicide. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies also arrived at the scene before the shooting, the CHP said.
At one point, Medrano pulled out a handgun and opened fire on law enforcement, Fox affiliate KTTV reported.
The police responded, hitting the suspect. Medrano was taken to hospital where he later died. A CHP officer was injured in the head by shrapnel and was treated on the spot.
Footage from a Fox Los Angeles helicopter showed the suspect on the freeway holding what appeared to be a handgun.
Jesse Medrano, 35, was killed on Tuesday in a shooting involving law enforcement officers on a Los Anegeles highway, two days after he allegedly killed someone and shot two members of his family.
(Los Angeles Police Department)
Medrano had been on the run since Sunday when he killed Ruben Marrufo, 61, during an argument with family members in south Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
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He allegedly killed Marrufo and shot dead two others and fled in a vehicle which was later abandoned. He then hijacked another vehicle in a nearby suburb, authorities said. The two gunshot victims remained hospitalized.
A 51-year-old man has been listed in serious condition, LAPD told Fox News, and a 50-year-old woman was in critical condition. The department did not disclose Medrano’s relationship with the victims.
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