California grappler takedown goes horribly wrong

This footage, captured by an observing air unit, shows the traumatic end to a high-speed chase in Jurupa Valley, California. An armed suspect, wanted for grand theft, fled from police which sparked a nearly hourlong vehicle chase by Riverside County Sheriff's Department. They attempted to terminate the pursuit by using a Grappler system on the suspect's rear left tire. However, things took a horrifying literal turn when the grappler caused the driver to lose control and slam into a nearby residence. Social media is presenting the fact that the suspect was killed in this incident as though it was resultant of the police action and the wreck. What is being left out in order to gin up outrage is 1) that the suspect was armed at all, and 2) the suspect was found with self-inflicted gunshot wounds to the head which occurred during the standoff after the wreck.

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