SAN DIEGO COUNTY (KABC) -- A suspect wanted in a fatal shooting on Christmas Eve in Anaheim was taken into custody Tuesday after leading police on a chase that ended in San Diego County.
The chase began around 7:30 a.m. near Magnolia and Lincoln avenues, where Anaheim police officers tried to pull the suspect over. The suspect did not comply. Instead, he fled officers on the southbound 5 Freeway in Anaheim, then through Santa Ana.
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The 80-mile chase came to an end after police successfully deployed a spike strip near Del Mar Heights Road in San Diego County on the southbound 5 Freeway, which was temporarily shut down as the suspect ditched his vehicle and tried to make a run for it down an embankment.
Officers sent a K-9 after the suspect, who quickly surrendered and was taken into custody. The Anaheim Police Department and the California Highway Patrol were both involved in the investigation.
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Police said the suspect was wanted in connection to a gang-related shooting on Christmas Eve. The victim in that shooting died at a hospital Monday morning.
Anaheim police's gang detectives searched an apartment near where the chase began.
Investigators said the suspect did not strike any other cars during the lengthy pursuit.