MASSAPEQUA PARK, Long Island (WABC) — A police chase that started in Queens ended in a fatal shooting on Long Island, leaving the suspect dead and several others injured.
“We see lights shooting by on Sunrise Highway, and the next thing you know, the cops that were doing our report just jumped into the car” said Sal Ienna, a resident of Massapequa Park.
Ienna was outside of his home on Friday night talking to officers when the incident happened.
“Five minutes later we hear like 10, 12 gunshots, rapid fire, one after the other,” he said.
What Ienna heard was the end of a police chase that left several officers and a civilian hurt, and the pursued suspect dead.
Surveillance video shows the moment a car crashed near Hicksville Road and Sunrise Highway as police followed behind. Authorities continued to comb through the scene on Saturday, later towing away an SUV with one of its passenger …