US EditionMan Steals Ambulance From Fatal Stabbing Scene at Downey Library, Leads Police in Pursuit
A 52-year-old man stole an ambulance unrelated to a fatal stabbing response, leading to a police chase and crash in Alhambra; no injuries reported in the crash, officials said.
- On Saturday, a fatal stabbing occurred in front of the Downey City Library at 11121 Brookshire Avenue, where a male was pronounced dead at the scene around 9:40 a.m.
- As responders tended the victim, a man believed to be unrelated to the homicide stole a Downey Fire Department ambulance parked at the scene, police said.
- Witnesses said the stabbing suspect fled toward Downey High School, prompting lockdowns of the school and the library while officers searched and arrested the 23-year-old male believed to be a transient on campus.
- Downey officers chased the stolen ambulance to Alhambra, California, where the 52-year-old man from Los Angeles crashed into a parked vehicle and was arrested without injuries reported.
- Authorities continue to probe the homicide investigation and the ambulance-theft investigation, and officials said both cases remain under investigation with no further details released.
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Man steals ambulance from fatal stabbing scene at Downey Library, leads police in pursuit
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