15 Freeway pursuit, shooting snarls traffic through Cajon Pass

A wild pursuit Monday night that ended with gunfire and a suspect hospitalized slowed travel on the 15 Freeway through the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County Tuesday morning.

Deputies chased the suspect following a robbery in Hesperia around 8:45 p.m. He was considered to be armed and dangerous, authorities told KTLA.

A spike strip and several PIT maneuvers finally ended the pursuit on the northbound 15 Freeway in the area of Highway 138 around 10 p.m.

Despite being boxed in, the driver did not immediately surrender.

At some point, gunshots were fired and the suspect was taken into custody after crawling through a window.

It was unclear if the unidentified suspect was struck by the gunfire. He was taken from the scene in an ambulance in unknown condition.

The investigation closed all northbound lanes of the 15 Freeway for several hours and backed up traffic for miles.

KTLA’s Ginger Chan said the incident was a nightmare for drivers, some of whom were stuck for hours.

“People were doing a lot of stuff they shouldn’t have been to try to get around it,” Ginger said.

One lane was finally opened early Tuesday morning, but the delays were still heavy as northbound traffic was crawling through at about 6 mph as of 4 a.m.

No deputies were injured in the incident.

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