LA MESA, Calif. (KGTV) – A brief police pursuit in La Mesa ended with the arrest of a driver early Wednesday morning.
The chase unfolded just after 1 a.m. when La Mesa Police spotted a white van on 70th Street that was linked to a report of shots fired at a nearby Vons grocery store.
Officers tried to pull the van over, but the driver sped away and led a short pursuit.
After several minutes, the van stopped in the 4500 block of Normandie Place and the driver got out and ran away.
Officers located the driver a short time later on a nearby street and arrested him.
Police told ABC 10News a rifle was recovered during the chase.
No additional details on the shots fired report and the pursuit were released.