VENTURA, Calif. (KABC) -- Police shot and killed an armed suspect after a high-speed chase ended in Ventura Thursday evening, according to the Ventura Police Department.
Oxnard police was initially in pursuit around 7:20 p.m. before the suspect entered Ventura, prompting Ventura police to assist in the chase, VPD said.
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During the chase, the suspect's vehicle was "disabled" near Harbor Boulevard and Seward Avenue. It appeared the driver smashed into a fence.
VPD says the suspect exited the vehicle and took off running. That's when police opened fire.
The suspect was struck and pronounced dead at the scene.
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No officers or bystanders were hurt in the shooting.
It was not immediately known what started the pursuit.