This is the moment a California cop shot dead a dangerous fugitive from 30 yards after he opened fire on the officer and tried to steal hi...
This is the moment a California cop shot dead a dangerous fugitive from 30 yards after he opened fire on the officer and tried to steal his motorcycle during a highway chase.
Dramatic body camera footage shows Fremont police officer Brian Burch, rolling down an embankment to escape a hail of bullets fired by attempted homicide suspect Joshua James Gloria, 34, before stumbling to his feet and returning fire.
Burch fired five shots at Gloria, from Oakland, before the suspect collapsed to the ground and died just before 2.50pm on March 24.
Police had wanted to question him about an armed robbery in San Francisco.
The video starts with Officer Burch, a six-year veteran who was on traffic duty, driving his motorcycle towards Gloria's car after being informed that it had activated a license plate reader camera nearby
Burch followed the car into a shopping center parking lot and asked him to pull over outside a Ross discount store, before the driver, identified as Gloria, drives off before eventually pulling over on State Route 84
Garcia was 34 and from Oakland
The video starts with Officer Burch, a six-year veteran who was on traffic duty, driving his motorcycle towards Gloria's SUV after being informed that it had activated a license plate reader camera nearby.
The silver SUV was reported stolen and allegedly used in an armed robbery in San Francisco, police said in a press release.
Burch followed the car into a shopping center parking lot and asked the driver to pull over outside a Ross discount store.
Video shows the officer approaching the SUV and saying, 'Hey pull in, stop, pull over man.'
Just seconds after Burch reaches the highway Gloria pulls over at the right-hand shoulder and begins to run away on foot. After Burch stops, Gloria (in red) turns his gun on him from just yards away and opens fire
'Oh s*** - shots fired!' Burch shouts as he rolls onto the ground as at least two gunshots are heard
The officer then gets back onto his feet and points his pistol at Gloria
Instead the driver, identified as Gloria, takes off through the lot with Burch in pursuit before pulling out onto the road outside and dramatically speeding up.
Burch follows at speed as other officers join the pursuit along an on-ramp up onto State Route 84.
Just seconds after Burch reaches the highway Gloria pulls over at the right-hand shoulder and begins to run away on foot.
After Burch stops, Gloria turns his gun on him from just yards away and opens fire.
'Oh s*** - shots fired!' Burch shouts as he rolls onto the ground as at least two gunshots are heard.
Burch fires two bullets at the suspect as he tries to steal the officer's bike
Burch fires a further three shots at Gloria as he runs away from the police bike
The suspect then falls to the ground, where he died. The San Jose Police Department had an arrest warrant for Gloria for attempted homicide and for illegally possessing a firearm while a felon
The officer then gets back onto his feet and points his pistol at Gloria, with Burch firing two bullets as Gloria tries to steal the officer's bike and then a further three shots as Gloria runs off and falls to the ground. He died at the scene.
The San Jose Police Department had an arrest warrant for Gloria for attempted homicide and for illegally possessing a firearm while a felon.
He was wanted for allegedly shooting someone several times at an illegal gambling hall. The victim survived, despite being hit in the back of the head while on the ground, CBS Local reported.
An investigation of the shooting by the California Highway Patrol and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office is ongoing.
A map showing the position of Burch and Gloria's vehicle at the scene of the shooting