near wolf road just before 6 p.m. when the officer got out, things literally took a turn for the worse. we were just like heard boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. reporter: sunnyvale police say as the officer walked towards the suspect s parked car, the driver used his car as a weapon. the vehicle drove toward the officer at a high rate of speed, officer fearing for his life firing several shots at the vehicle. the vehicle was last seen fleeing northbound on wolf road. reporter: a second police cruiser who stopped behind the suspect s car took off after it but couldn t keep up. during the chaos neighbor julie barker had taken cover inside her trailer home. i looked to the sky because i thought it was fireworks and my husband panicked and grabbed me and threw me inside the rv. reporter: the police officer was not injured in the shooting and at no time were any innocent bystanders or drivers caught in the middle of this. police also say they don t know how many people we
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clara police officer was investigating a car burglary suspect in santa clara. the officer was in an unmarked suv and followed the mercedes to sunnyvale. the officer then tried to pull the mercedes over at el camino real and wolfe road, got out and walked towards the car. investigators say the driver of the mercedes used it as a weapon. the vehicle drove toward the officer at a high rate of speed. the officer fearing for his life fired several shots at the vehicle. the suspect was last seen going on wolfe road. reporter: a second officer arrived on scene tried to chase the suspect but lost him. they do not have a good description of that suspect. and can only say that that white mercedes sedan has bullet holes in it. kiet do, kpix 5. police are not sure how many people were inside the mercedes that sped away. there s sunshine coming. i m happy to know there s more rain next week. i know. so i ll give you sunshine. did you say 80? did i hear 80 over there. yes
the incident played out. kiet, good morning. reporter: good morning. an officer-involved shooting is certainly unusual for sunnyvale and for santa clara. but it just goes to show you this kind of stuff can happen anywhere. this all began yesterday evening at 6 p.m. when a santa clara police officer was investigating a car burglary suspect in santa clara. the officer was in an unmarked suv and then followed the mercedes through sunnyvale. the officer pulled the mercedes over at el camino and wolfe road got out walked towards the car and that s when investigators say the driver of the mercedes used it as a weapon. the vehicle drove towards the officer at a high rate of speed. officer fearing for his life fired several shots at the vehicle. the vehicle was last seen fleeing northbound on wolfe road. just like boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom. and that was julie barker who ran and took cover inside her home when the shooting began. a second officer on sce