officers involved in that one police chase. this is how the police officers involved recalled what happened that night. after a 22-minute chase pursuing officers told investigators they arrived on scene with the idea one or both suspects were armed, pointed weapons during the chase, and fired a gun to start it. officer wilfredo diaz told investigators the passenger reached toward something, produced what he perceived was a gun. officer scott sistek feared he would be struck by the suspect s vehicle. detective william salupo heard gunfire and saw sistek go to the ground believing he d been run over. officer cynthia moore returned fire through the windshield of her cruiser. partner officer michael brelo said, i ve never been so afraid in my life. he climbed on top of cruiser cpd-38 and fired downward through the windshield. officer brian thought he was in the suspects line of fire.
scene with the idea one or both suspects were armed, pointed weapons during the chase, and fired a gun to start it. officer wilfredo diaz told investigators the passenger reached toward something, produced what he perceived was a gun. officer scott sistek feared he would be struck by the suspect s vehicle. detective william salupo heard gunfire and saw sistek go to the ground believing he d been run over. officer cynthia moore returned fire through the windshield of her cruiser. partner officer michael brelo said, i ve never been so afraid in my life. he climbed on top of cruiser cpd-38 and fired downward through the windshield. officer brian thought he was in the suspects line of fire. he shot two rounds. officer michael farley described the scene as the scariest thing i ve seen in my whole life. officer randy patrick was taking fire. he got up and let some rounds off. office paul box said it was a major shootout.