Video: What led California police to fire deadly shots after 100 mph chase

A video disclosed by the Anaheim Police Department shows what happened before a fatal police shooting in Santa Ana in April after a pickup driver led officers on a wild pursuit in which he reportedly traveled on the wrong sides of roads and reached speeds of up to mph Related Articles Two more FCI Dublin women s prison guards charged with sexual abuse bringing total to Armed immigration officers aren t inevitably telling California police about raids and specific fear it s a creating dangerous situations San Jose cop charged with drunken shootings circulated to SoCal rehab San Mateo supervisors scrutinize sheriff s department spending Detained California landscaper punched by federal agent swung a weed whacker first Perimeter Patrol says The chase began after police received a review around p m on Wednesday April that a man had been shot outside the Kona Inn Motel on North Brookhurst Street As the first officer arrived and located the victim who had been shot in the stomach the suspect left the parking lot in a white pickup Sgt Jacob Gallacher noted in the video which includes body-worn camera footage and is part of a standard critical happening analysis reviewing a police shooting Police caught up with the Chevrolet Silverado near Monterey Street and Lincoln Avenue The driver later identified as -year-old Danny Lee Cuelho of La Habra did not yield to a traffic stop marking the beginning of a nearly -minute pursuit that wound through Anaheim Buena Park Fullerton Orange and Santa Ana Cuelho reached speeds of up to mph ran red lights and drove on the wrong side of roads and the Freeway Gallacher revealed Warning This video may be disturbing to selected viewers Police used several tactics to stop the truck including deploying spike strips attempting PIT maneuvers and ramming the carriage he added Aerial footage shows Cuelho driving on the wrong side of State College Boulevard It also captures a patrol car attempting a PIT maneuver but the suspect continues Shortly after Cuelho is seen driving through a red light into oncoming traffic When the truck becomes stuck in traffic at a red light one patrol car tries unsuccessfully to push it to the side of the street Cuelho s tires begin to come apart as he keeps driving with footage showing sparks flying from the pavement Around p m one of the truck s tires comes off entirely but Cuelho continues on He keeps driving into us when we go for the PIT someone is heard saying over the police radio He s trying to actively hit the units Police definitively bring the truck to a stop with a PIT maneuver on the block of West Memory Lane in Santa Ana As officers boxed in the truck Cuelho stepped on the gas Gallacher commented causing the tires to spin and smoke The video shows the suspect then appears to lean out of the window with something in his hand Gallacher reported the man was motioning to officers through the driver s side window while holding an object Then police shot him A handgun used in the earlier motel shooting was later detected in the truck but investigators have not determined what the suspect was holding when officers opened fire Photo by Anaheim Police Department One officer can be heard repeatedly shouting Stop before shots are fired As bullets strike the car several officers yell at the suspect to stop moving and put his hands up In total eight officers fired their weapons Gallacher declared A customer in the truck was not struck and was taken into custody Paramedics were called to the scene and body-worn camera footage shows an officer performing chest compressions on Cuelho A preliminary search of the truck did not reveal a firearm Gallacher reported However after a search warrant was issued officers located a handgun inside the wagon It s unclear exactly where the gun was located but police established it matched the one used in the earlier shooting at the motel As of June police still did not know what object Cuelho was holding at the time of the shooting Gallacher revealed Cuelho had a lengthy criminal history including convictions for truck theft armed robbery drug possession and sales gang involvement and hit-and-run according to police It was not promptly clear whether investigators had determined a motive for the initial shooting or Cuelho s connection with the victim The commuter s involvement also remains unknown A use-of-force analysis is ongoing and the Orange County District Attorney s Office will review the affair