Hours-long standoff in Palmdale continues after kidnapping suspect leads authorities on a chase
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Kidnapping and chase suspect continues standoff with authorities
A tense standoff has continued for hours in Palmdale after a kidnapping suspect led authorities on a high-speed chase through parts of the Antelope Valley Thursday evening.
LANCASTER, Calif. - A tense standoff has continued for hours in Palmdale after a kidnapping suspect led authorities on a high-speed chase through parts of the Antelope Valley Thursday evening.
SkyFOX picked up the pursuit in Lancaster as the driver, believed to be in a Prius, sped on the 14 Freeway.
In addition to kidnapping, the suspect is also wanted for assault with a deadly weapon.
A kidnapping suspect is finally in custody after leading deputies on a chase through parts of the Antelope Valley and then a standoff that lasted several hours in Palmdale.
By City News Service
May 14, 2021
PALMDALE (CNS) - A man suspected of child abduction and assault with a deadly weapon barricaded himself in an apartment complex and reportedly armed himself with a shotgun in the Palmdale area after leading authorities on a pursuit.
Authorities initially engaged the man, who was driving a silver Prius with a female passenger, in a pursuit in Kern County, CBS2 reported.
The man eventually drove onto the southbound Antelope Valley (14) Freeway in the Lancaster area, and the pursuit was handed off to the California Highway Patrol.
The man reached speeds in excess of 100 mph before he exiting the freeway onto East Avenue S in the Palmdale area and led CHP units into residential areas.
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