Worst. Car chase. Ever.
LAPD officers were filmed embarking on a not-so-fast chase of a local attempted murder suspect, one who was able to evade them despite being on a bicycle.
The chase occurred on April 26 around 11:45 a.m. on a stretch of the 5 Freeway. The suspect, John Lopez, 24, led officers down the road for several minutes after police units Patrol created a traffic block to keep other cars off the road.
They proceeded to follow Lopez, who is accused of shooting his brother, as he crossed several lanes.
Lopez eventually exited the freeway on the Mission Road off-ramp and continued weaving in and out of traffic, before being caught by a Hollenbeck officer in his police vehicle.
This caused him to lose control of the motorcycle and fall onto the road, ending the chase. The suspect was later taken into custody without further incident, police said, releasing footage of the chase on Monday as evidence.
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LAPD officers were filmed embarking on a not-so-fast chase of a local attempted murder suspect, one who was able to evade them despite being on a bicycle.
“On April 26, 2024, at approximately 11:45 a.m., uniformed officers from Northeast responded to the 100 block of East Avenue 36 for a shooting investigation,” an attached statement from the department reads.
“When officers arrived, they determined that the suspect, later identified as 24-year-old John Lopez, had shot a family member following a verbal dispute and was no longer at the scene.
Shortly after the crime broadcast began, an Air Unit located López riding his bicycle south on Highway 5.
“Northeast and Hollenbeck patrol units created a traffic disruption and followed Lopez as he crossed several lanes.”
The footage shows the rest, with Lopez seen weaving and driving, seemingly at a snail’s pace, while the police car with the dash camera running follows closely.
Several others are seen trying to push the pedaling perpetrator away, without success.
Finally, the car mentioned in the statement is capable of stopping at sufficient speed, before turning to the left to cut off the suspect.
The car then hits the motorcyclist with surprising force, causing him to fall to the pavement. The police proceed to handcuff him and make a quick arrest.
The footage shows the rest, with Lopez seen weaving and driving, seemingly at a snail’s pace, while the police car with the dash camera running follows closely.
Police proceeded to handcuff him and make a quick arrest, before prosecutors set his bail at $2 million.
Later, “Lopez complained of pain in his knees and was treated at a local hospital,” the cops wrote, before revealing that he was wanted for attempted murder.
The shooting victim, they said, “suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was kept overnight at a local hospital for observation.”
No officers or other community members were injured during the incident, the force proudly proclaimed, adding that “a small caliber firearm was recovered” from the suspect’s person.
The department’s Force Investigation Division moved to launch an investigation into the incident, which is still ongoing.
That investigation found that the person who was shot was Lopez’s brother, shot somewhere near the 100 block of East Avenue 36, not far from the stretch of road where the chase ultimately ended.
Meanwhile, public records indicate that Lopez has been booked into the North County Correctional Facility in La County.
He is being held on $2 million bail and his next court date is scheduled for April 10.
DailyMail.com has contacted the Los Angeles police for comment.
