Suspect Slams Into San Bernardino Home Following Wild Gun Battle, Officer Gunfire

SAN BERNARDINO (CBSLA) – A wounded driver who was involved in a car-to-car gun battle which lasted for several miles in San Bernardino early Friday morning careened into a house, but not before he was shot at by an officer outside a 7-Eleven.

The suspect was apprehended after his car lost control and got wedged inside the living room of a house in the 700 block of West 21st Street, according to San Bernardino police.

Nobody inside the home was hurt, police said. The suspect was rushed to the hospital in unknown condition.

According to police, the chain of events began with a car-to-car gun battle that started sometime before 1:40 a.m. in the area of Sterling and Highland avenues.

The gun battle lasted about five miles, until it passed by a 7-Eleven at 797 W. Highland Ave., where an officer just happened to be working on another call.

According to police, one of the drivers pointed his gun at the officer, prompting the officer to open fire.

A few moments later, the suspect crashed into the home, located about a block away from the 7-Eleven.

The suspect was taken to a hospital with a gunshot wound. It's unclear if he sustained the wound during the car-to-car shootout, or if he was struck by the officer. The officer himself was not hurt.

There was a trail of evidence markers and bullet casings leading from the 7-Eleven towards the home where the car eventually crashed.

Investigators are still looking for the second driver involved in the gun battle. No bystanders were injured in the shooting at the 7-Eleven.