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There is [ __ ] >> Is there anyone around it? >> Right here. Right here. Stop. >> 626 priority. Where do you homicide number seven Henry? They're going to be northbound. They're going to bail here northwest. I got the driver. [Applause] You have the driver. [Music] How far did you ever do anything? >> The following video takes place on January 26th, 2022 in Ferguson, Missouri, where a complaint regarding four suspicious subjects wearing ski mask quickly escalated to a shootout between police and the suspects. Upon officers arrival to the location of the suspicious activity, they noticed a white Toyota 4Erunner that was involved in a homicide the night before. However, before officers could get close enough to investigate, the car took off and took officers on a high-speed chase through the streets of North St. Louis. At approximately 1:13 p.m., the white 4Erunner drove northbound on Riverview Drive. Three officers in two marked police cars activated their emergency lights to try to pull over the vehicle. The driver did not comply and continued to drive, turning west on Jennings Station Road and accelerating to high rates of speed with officers pursuing. At one point, the suspect's vehicle left the roadway in an attempt to escape, but quickly returned to the road with several flat tires. By approximately 1:18 p.m., the suspect's vehicle had four flat tires, and the driver lost control on West Flores Avenue, causing all four occupants to take off on foot. Dash cam footage captures this incident and some of the following foot chase. >> Is there anyone around it? going to suffer from >> right here. Right here. 626 priority. We're pursuing a homicide vehicle. Number seven, Union Street Henry. We're going to be northbound. I'm sorry. Yeah. Northbound Riverview. Northbound Riverview from Paul. This is a number 14. We are going to be 15 channel 7.5. Yeah, free. We are heading road. We are 13 security. Union 56. Exactly. John Edward Union. We're going to be [Music] That's why I don't get northbound on West. [Music] 626 in the world. [Music] All right, he just went off the road. Going to crash here. He's back on the road. He's back on the road. Got to lift left tire. Left front tire is downway. Still on left. It's actually going to be occupied four times. Four times. Tires down. 13. 17. Tires are down. All four tires are down. All four tires are down. Get ready. He's going to wreck out. We're going to be at North W State 1317. >> They're going to bail here. North W State. I got the dragon. [Applause] [Music] You have a driver. [Music] How far did you [Music] ever see? [Music] Go ahead. Turn off the emergency light. >> One officer was shot multiple times and was hospitalized for several days in critical condition. Another officer was shot once, taken to the hospital, and later released that day. The third officer was unharmed. The suspect that opened fire on the officers, identified as 23-year-old Ecwin Hopson, was also shot and later succumbed to his injuries at an area hospital. Two additional suspects were immediately taken into custody. 23-year-old August Burns was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and resisting arrest. 35-year-old Clyde Thomas was charged with resisting arrest. More than a month later, the fourth suspect, 23-year-old Johnny Lewis, was arrested in Las Vegas, Nevada, and charged with resisting arrest by fleeing by the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney. A 9mm Glock 43X attributed to Mr. Hopson was found on scene with all of the bullets inside being spent. A 12- gauge shotgun was found on scene in addition to an ammunition belt worn by Mr. Burns. In total, the officers were found to have fired their weapons a total of 34 times.
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