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A man was shot dead by an Ontario police officer following a short late-night vehicle pursuit in which three department cruisers were rammed, officials said.
Officers had tried to pull a motorist over for a vehicle code violation at 11:55 p.m. when he fled, Ontario Police Cpl. Emily Hernandez said Tuesday.
After a brief pursuit, the man, pursued by at least three police cruisers, drove onto North Beverly Court, a short dead-end road off West 6th Street. There, the driver rammed into three police cars, Hernandez said.
One officer who had exited a police vehicle opened fire, striking the man, Lt. Bill Russell said. Paramedics from the Ontario Fire Department declared the man dead at the scene.