Suspect in Mechanic’s Killing Seized After Chase
A woman wanted on suspicion of shooting a mechanic to death in Pacoima was arrested after a 15-mile chase in San Bernardino County, during which 18 shots were fired at a pursuing CHP officer before her auto overturned on a desert road.
The officer was not injured and his car was apparently hit by only one bullet during the chase that ended Wednesday night when the suspect’s car overturned on a ranch road about 35 miles east of Victorville.
Gigi Fairchild, 27, of the Pacoima area, suffered a serious leg injury in the crash and was being held at San Bernardino County Medical Center on suspicion of attempted murder of the CHP officer, authorities said. Los Angeles police began seeking Fairchild Wednesday after a truck mechanic, David A. Webb, 31, of Mission Hills, was shot to death in an industrial yard in Pacoima. Other employees told investigators they saw Fairchild, the girlfriend of another mechanic, drive away.
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