Obituaries
3 Killed In Echo Park Police Chase Crash Identified
Coroner's officials identified three burglary suspects killed when they crashed while trying to flee police in Echo Park.
LOS ANGELES, CA — The names of three robbery suspects killed when the vehicle they were in rolled over and crashed at the end of a police pursuit in Echo Park were released by the coroner's office Monday.
The crash occurred at 4:03 a.m. Friday on the Rampart Boulevard off- ramp of the northbound Hollywood (101) Freeway, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Drake Madison.
"The pursuit started at 4 a.m. and ended three minutes later," Madison said.
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Firefighters worked to free the suspects from the wreckage. Three were pronounced dead at the scene and a fourth was taken to a hospital in critical condition, said Margaret Stewart of the Los Angeles Fire Department.
The deceased were identified as Deron Calhoun, 29, of Las Vegas; Jumanee Buard, 27, of Palmdale; and Jeffrey Owens, 29, whose place of residence was unknown, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
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The suspects were wanted for robbery, according to the LAPD.
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