High speed chases do not happen very often in Chicago. Good thing they weren't in Chicago. 4 men from Chicago lead Georgia deputies on high-speed chase
They were stopped in a parking lot. They decided that running was a good idea. Not too surprising because Chicago police have to get a supervisor's permision to start a vehicle chase. And so people flee, because they know it will take some time to get that permission. The result is that they just let the bad guys go. But in Forsyth County, Georgia, it is a different story.
They didn't want to get stopped because they had stuff that they weren't supposed to have. In particular felons in possesion of firearms.
A search of the car reveals two pistols, a high-capacity drum magazine, marijuana, and multiple ski masks.
Deputies said the driver, identified by police as Qushawn Hawkins, and one passenger have an extensive criminal record including multiple felony convictions for violent crimes in Illinois.
Four guys from Chicago wouldn't need ski masks in Georgia in January, and certainly not in April. Not to stay warm, anyway.
Three of the four were arrested. You can find the details at the article above. The fourth was let go.
This is the video of the pursuit: Police Chase Felons Up To No Good - Forsyth County Sheriff's Office GA April 12th 2021. It is relatively short for a police chase video, only about 6 minutes or so.
If one or more of these people had been shot by the police, while they were trying to get away, I suppose that would kick-off the next set of riots.
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