A “screaming” half-nude man was arrested after stealing an ambulance from paramedics on the scene of a deadly stabbing in California, based on reviews and authorities.
The madman hijacked the ambulance parked close to Downey Metropolis Library, the place one male suspect allegedly fatally stabbed one other man within the neck earlier than paramedics arrived on Saturday morning, KTLA reported.
The joyriding suspect was “unrelated to the murder investigation,” the Downey Police Division said in a statement.
Video obtained by the native outlet filmed close to an Embassy Suites confirmed officers on foot and in patrol automobiles chasing the unhinged man behind the wheel of the ambulance as he sped out of the library's car parking zone.
One girl may very well be heard yelling, “He's stealing the ambulance,” as sirens blared.
The ten-mile pursuit ended when the person, 52, crashed the ambulance right into a parked automobile in Alhambra, the outlet reported.
Video of police arresting the suspect confirmed the person's pants falling to his ankles, leaving him in only a pair of underwear.
Police dressed the person earlier than taking him into custody.
Witnesses stated the person wouldn't be cuffed quietly and was “screaming” all through the whole lot of the arrest.
“After I got here again, he was nonetheless screaming. He's nonetheless screaming within the automotive, within the police SUV, proper now, even proper now,” witness Alan Kwong told KABC.
The stabbing sufferer died on the library, with witnesses stating they noticed the bloody altercation unfold by an EV charging station, KTLA reported.
The stabbing suspect, a 23-year-old homeless man, fled on foot towards an area highschool and was arrested by police close to the campus, KABC reported.
Each the murder suspect and the ambulance thief are in custody. Police haven't launched the names of both of them.
