High-speed pursuit from San Diego ends in standoff near LAX; person in custody
In this image, police vehicles are seen parked in a lot near the airport in San Diego Thursday, April 27, 2019, during the first day of a manhunt for a parolee wanted in two fatal shootings during high-speed chases. Officers with the San Diego Police Department pursued the man Thursday, April 27, 2019, from San Diego to the Hollywood Hills after he was accused of shooting two people in the San Diego area, the department said. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) less In this image, police vehicles are seen parked in a lot near the airport in San Diego Thursday, April 27, 2019, during the first day of a manhunt for a parolee wanted in two fatal shootings during high-speed chases…. more Photo: Gregory Bull, Associated Press Photo: Gregory Bull, Associated Press Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close High-speed pursuit from San Diego ends in standoff near LAX; person in custody 1 / 3 Back to Gallery
The hours-long standoff after a high-speed chase ended in downtown Los Angeles began as an act of desperation by an alleged parolee wanted in two recent gun-related deaths.
Police are seeking the alleged killer of a man with a special needs child and the woman he shot and killed when he fired at her, fleeing in a vehicle that led police on a chase through San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County and beyond.
The pursuit was on Thursday in West L.A. when the pursuit ended on the San Diego side of the border with Mexico, where the chase began.
The alleged parolee was identified as Juan Francisco Valdez-Martinez and he remains in police custody, according to Los Angeles County authorities. Officials later identified the dead woman as Jody Lynn Terell Taylor, 31.
“This was a tragic week for the Los Angeles community, and the Los Angeles Police Department will continue to do everything within their power to apprehend the suspect,” the LAPD