Police Chase Of Man Wanted For Shooting His Roommate Ends With Suspect Crashing Into Utility Pole

Aurora, IL, 4 March, 2017 - On March 4, our Aurora police officers were involved in a lengthy pursuit that encircled the East side of a man wanted for shooting another man.

Aurora PD released the following statement:

Since it was daylight, many people were already outside and numerous adults and children neared the street to see what was going on.

In fact, in at least one occasion, civilian vehicles were following behind the pursuing squad cars.

While admittedly interesting, these incidents are very dangerous.

Many of the offenders have already committed one act of violence and there is no guarantee they won't commit additional violent acts as they're being pursued.

Police officers are highly trained in Emergency Vehicle Operation and obviously operate vehicles equipped with emergency lights and sirens.

Civilians following a police pursuit is not only illegal, but extremely dangerous.

Remember that vehicles traveling at high rates of speeds through populated areas pose risks to those who may want to "get closer to the action".

A criminal trying to avoid officers and elude arrest could lose control of their vehicle and end up crashing into yards (or buildings) in the blink of an eye.

See a police pursuit? Please stay clear!