From San Jose to Hollister and back, witnesses recorded one man’s rampage Wednesday afternoon from carjackings and shootouts to his final moments when he was shot by San Jose police, and then hit by a patrol vehicle.

On Thursday, SJPD released new information about an hours-long police pursuit and multi-day crime spree that started in Sacramento.

Video from a Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department helicopter, obtained by Fugitive.com, showed the harrowing moments when a carjacker shot a San Jose police sergeant and was struck by a patrol vehicle.

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“When that other police vehicle came and took him out, that was necessary,” said Scott Castrutia, co-founder of Fugitive.com and a retired San Jose police sergeant. “I couldn’t be more proud of my department.”

Castrutia detailed what would be going on in his mind.

“I know their thought process. I have to stop this guy, because this can’t continue,” Castrutia said. “Because if he gets away again, if he takes somebody else’s car, we’re going to be in another pursuit. We’re going to have more bullets flying, and there’s more chance of people being killed.”

SKY7 showed dozens of cars scattered all around the intersection during the start of a busy Wednesday afternoon commute. While the rampage started in San Jose with a carjacking at a local dealership, the pursuit crossed county lines into Hollister, where the suspect got into at least two shootouts with Hollister PD and San Benito County sheriffs before stealing another car and returning to San Jose. Only then, did SJPD join in on the pursuit.

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“They’re very strict about the pursuit,” Castrutia said. “And most departments are, because we’ve all heard the horror stories of how some of these pursuits end.”

San Jose Police Chief Paul Joseph said after the suspect was hit by the patrol vehicle, he continued to move on the ground and was still armed, forcing officers to continue firing.

“You continue until the threat is stopped. Until, in your mind, that person is no longer a threat,” Castrutia said. “If that guy is still laying on the ground, grasping the weapon, you already know what his intentions are.”

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