Video shows pickup truck during Broward chase that ended in fatal police shooting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. ā€“ Surveillance video shows a silver Dodge RAM pickup truck speeding away from police officers on Tuesday before a crash and a fatal police shooting in Broward County.

Manuel Sanabria, the driver of the pickup truck, was wanted for a Monday night murder in Port St. Lucie, so he refused to stop, and struck a man and several cars while trying to get away, according to Fort Lauderdale Chief Patrick Lynn

Sanabria, 38, refused to surrender and ā€œengagedā€ police officers, Lynn said during a news conference on Tuesday.

ā€œOur officers took the action that they felt was necessary to defend themselves,ā€ Lynn said.

Labrent Grey said the man who Sanabria struck during the chase was his cousin Fred Hall, the owner of Willieā€™s Auto Body Shop.

A doctor pronounced Sanabria dead at Broward Health Medical Center.


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