Cries for help and the sound of gunshots were followed by a grisly confrontation in Chino Hills on Wednesday night and a grim discovery in the trunk of a car. <\/p>\n
A man had been taken from his home, shot once and shoved into the trunk of a car, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff\u2019s Department. When sheriff\u2019s deputies initiated a traffic stop, a suspected kidnapper executed his victim before being shot and killed himself by deputy gunfire. <\/p>\n
The violence began around 10:15 p.m., when deputies responded to a call about a shooting in the 2000 block of Monteverde Drive.<\/p>\n
According to public information officer Gloria Orejel, a man exited his house and was shot and shoved into the trunk of a car by two men.<\/p>\n
Responding deputies spotted the suspect vehicle, a Nissan with Oregon license plates, speeding away and attempted a traffic stop. At that point, they were unaware of a potential kidnapping, officials said.<\/p>\n
The driver failed to yield, instead leading the deputies on a mile-long pursuit that ended in the 2400 block of Wandering Ridge Drive, where the deputies ordered the driver and passenger out of the vehicle.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe passenger did comply,\u201d Orejel said. \u201cHowever, the driver exited the vehicle, approached the trunk of the suspect vehicle and fired a shot into a victim that was inside the trunk.\u201d<\/p>\n
Deputies then shot the driver and initiated lifesaving measures on the driver and the victim in the trunk, who were both pronounced dead at the scene. <\/p>\n
The passenger, a man, was not injured and was taken into custody by deputies.<\/p>\n
Details on the connection among the three men were not immediately known, and the identity of the victim was not available.<\/p>\n