State Patrol: Fugitive Dies After Running Onto I-35W To Flee Police
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A wanted fugitive is dead and two people are in custody after a police chase involving a stolen car in Minneapolis early Saturday morning.
The Minnesota State Patrol says police attempted to stop three people in a stolen vehicle just before 3:30 a.m.
The suspects fled, and eventually crashed the vehicle near Lake Street and 2nd Avenue after a 12-block chase. All three then ran towards Interstate 35W.
One of the suspects, 25-year-old Jonathan Barbour of Minneapolis, jumped over the median wall and was struck by a van in the center lane. He was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he later died from his injuries.
"When they bailed, the one went up on the freeway to run from the police officers and was struck by a vehicle," witness Dustin Simko said.
State records show Barbour had been a wanted fugitive since May in connection to a charge of aggravated robbery.
Amber Schaffer, 34, was arrested before she reached the interstate. Anthony Haro, 28, was arrested on the shoulder of the southbound lanes.
The driver of the van that struck Barbour was identified as 46-year-old Alberto Moctezvma of Minneapolis. He was not injured.
The state patrol is assisting Minneapolis police in the investigation.