A gun battle Thursday between a robbery suspect and a San Diego motorcycle officer ended when the suspect stopped his car, ran through a business complex and committed suicide, police said.<\/p>\n
The incident began when a gunman robbed a Radio Shack in the Pacific Beach area and fled in a car with Colorado license plates, police said. A motorcycle officer began a high-speed pursuit and the gunman fired several shots out the window of his car as it sped along streets crowded with early afternoon shoppers.<\/p>\n
The motorcycle officer fired at the gunman as the two raced across a bridge over Mission Bay, police said.<\/p>\n
The gunman stopped at a business complex in the Midway district and ran inside, with the motorcycle officer following him on foot. The officer lost sight of the suspect, then heard a gunshot and found the man lying on his back, gun still in his hand, police said.<\/p>\n
The dead man’s name has not been released. The officer was described as a 19-year veteran of the Police Department. He was not injured. His motorcycle had been struck twice by bullets, police said.<\/p>\n
A woman passenger in the suspect’s car, Chantel Lister, 23, was arrested on robbery charges.<\/p>\n
The case is under investigation by the department’s homicide squad.<\/p>\n
— Tony Perry in San Diego<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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