Hourslong standoff closes the 91 Freeway in Orange County

KTLA's Chip Yost reports from the 91 Freeway in Orange County where a pursuit led to a standoff, blocking both directions of travel. May 24, 2024.
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[@johnhammond9962]

Meanwhile, every bank in the area has been robbed.

[@frauwolftherehorse]

💰

[@mrl8953]

😅😂

[@colinwinogradoff6794]

Yep.

[@jaytee2642]

I haven't seen any reports of bank robberies.🙄 If a city exhausts its law enforcement manpower for one event, they have arrangements to call in cops from neighboring cities to handle calls. There, you learned something.

[@colinwinogradoff6794]

@@jaytee2642 still don't need 50 cops. Are you ok with 50 people doing the of one or two?

[@b14m23]

He ruined the day for millions of people for no reason. SWAT from 3 cities sat onsite as he sat there for hours. WTF. Hold criminals accountable and responsible.

[@Paul1958R]

All on overtime. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@NalaRichenbach]

@@Paul1958R When all this lawlessness brings a police state....that will breed Nazism. Then, we're all in trouble.

[@b14m23]

@@Paul1958R Law enforcement folks doing their job. Politicians responsible.

[@angelab3460]

Millions? Calm down.

[@CijoSaj]

did have a gun" so where is law and differnce between him and a police? so no law can be done here when everyone carry a weapon!!

[@Kentavious444]

Always on the Friday of a holiday weekend. Never fails.

[@marysewitsky4823]

Don’t care about the guy, just open the freeway

[@ng3347]

We can't say those things cause we're hurting people's feelings 😆

[@rosiejimenez3953]

People just don't understand how police have to follow orders from superiors. They can't just handle like they want to. We can thank some of the laws as well as allowed lawsuits.

[@rescuegirl]

"California".

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

yes and the people talking about wasting time are the first to protest against police when they go dirty harry mode

[@CijoSaj]

did have a gun" so where is law and differnce between him and a police? so no law can be done here when everyone carry a weapon!!

[@tonycruise]

believe it or not the governments job is also to protect us even if its from ourselves, so they also try to avoid any self harm or other things

[@8MunchenBayern8]

and all the they/thems that complain and cry anytime police are mildly rough with a violent criminal

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

He is definitely dead

[@rickrounds5150]

When nothing was going on your camera was literally inside that car. When police got him out you were miles away. You don't want us to see the suspect?

[@johnmorgan7947]

👏👏👏👏👏💥🤭

[@haihengh]

you can pretty much guess the suspect, what skin color and gender.....

[@AL-T]

@@haihengh white guy

[@brandienicolle9738]

its because he had a hole in his face.

[@edenuccio3690]

CHANNEL 7 kept it all the way zoomed. yall are weak

[@socalcgvet]

I was about to comment the same thing. Dude was dead! Unfortunate.

[@ng3347]

​@@socalcgvet Unfortunately for his family.

[@socalcgvet]

@@ng3347 - Yep, exactly.

[@ricardito69]

Nope. The media sanitizes everything. Too many thumb suckers out there that need to see what cops see. That dude was wasting oxygen.

[@brandienicolle9738]

until they edited it out lol

[@standtall7646]

It looks like they need more Police Officers.

[@Paul1958R]

All will claim overtime or combat pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@mochiebellina8190]

Call in all the ones on days off, MORE OT.

[@archieolmstead6688]

WHY pull away from the scene???? Maybe if people saw the ending it would stop this stuff.

[@haihengh]

you can guess the dude's skin color and gender.

[@AL-T]

@@haihengh white guy

[@brandienicolle9738]

@@haihengh well he was white soooo lol

[@justayoutuber1906]

Cops love to close down freeways for hours. Jesus, there are more cop cars there than in the Blues Brothers! What a joke. Your taxes at work!!

[@FlipDahlenburg]

@@omi_god We own them, we used them. You must be in Siberia. Over here our taxes pay for OUR roads, and we use them WHENEVER we want, we don't have to ask our masters like you do, honey.

[@Paul1958R]

All on overtime. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@KareemGunter]

💯

[@rescuegirl]

They waited hours to make sure they had the suspects correct pronouns.

[@robertpalmer3166]

Loosen up your red hat.

[@markeyfarrell]

@@robertpalmer3166 get over your severe TDS

[@lynneliggett2769]

Best comment on here. Lol!

[@johnmorgan7947]

​@robertpalmer3166 truth hurts ur feelings!?..😢

[@brandienicolle9738]

@@johnmorgan7947 source please? or is it not really truth and youre just making your whole personality political lol

[@Dre56789]

Only in California 100 cops to arrest one guy in a car, but you can take whatever you want out of a grocery store and no problem and no cops

[@NalaRichenbach]

People just going crazy.

[@rrydinhigh2452]

Str8 Coo-Koo 😵‍💫.

[@MR-MR-ud5oo]

Full moon last day.

[@rrydinhigh2452]

@@MR-MR-ud5oo -Rrright!👊🏾

[@UberDriverChat]

Law-enforcement take way too long to take care of these types of situation that’s for sure

[@Iconoclasher]

This thing could have been resolved in 2 minutes. Pathetic!

[@Paul1958R]

All on overtime. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

then people would have cried about police brutality

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

@@Paul1958R you would cry about brutality/abuse if they did their job anyway

[@FlipDahlenburg]

@@Paul1958R You are. And now you know.

[@bobclavile5653]

Shows how the politicians are in charge, and don't want to hurt the BAD GUY who....BECAME THE VICTIM, while millions of people had their rights POSTPONED for ONE IDIOT.

[@FlipDahlenburg]

@@omi_god We paid for it, Ronald McDonald.

[@emp5352]

​@@omi_godWhat the guy is saying is that people were blocked from what would normally be free passage because of the situation. Little critical thinking helps.

[@scoobydoo3928]

I don't think anywhere near millions. And where in the State or Federal Constitution are rights to drive on a highway? Should have bought a nicer car to be stuck in. That is your right. Politicians just take your extreme California State fuel taxes to add lanes using foreign construction companies. Then, they give the toll rights to said foreign companies, who charge you a toll to drive in those extra lanes. Come on man, get with the program.

[@Butteredghostt]

So can they open the Eastbound side now? No longer a “threat.”

[@TRAITORS-EXPOSED]

Why 50 cops for 1 guy?

[@Paul1958R]

All will claim overtime or 'extra duty' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@cloutgangster]

Blew his brains out of the left field…

[@FlipDahlenburg]

And was caught out rounding first...

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Ah yes. Anarchyheim. SOOO glad I don't live in the Fullerton/Anahell area anymore. Stay classy, humanity.

[@Panchitobear]

Call the Arkansas Police please!

[@berubejj]

A handful of cops handling the situation while 30 more stand around and watch.

[@Paul1958R]

All on overtime. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@haihengh]

@@Paul1958R its California, blame the DA, judge, and congress there. i am pretty sure the dude is black, and the moment the cops do anything there will be summer of love again.

[@AL-T]

@@haihengh white guy

[@ng3347]

Meanwhile there's 3 smash and grabs around the corner...

[@krackerjack1233]

Dam that’s one hell of an OT bill to the taxpayers. Cops standing around doing nothing but collecting OT.

[@theberrybest]

No OT. Shifts started at 630 am.

[@jensee2691]

Well, if you didn't pay for them what do you think would it be like?

[@b14m23]

Big picture. No one can get to work. Baby sitter OT, teachers cannot get to work, parents cannot get home to kids, DISNEYLAND semi closed. etc

[@jensee2691]

@@b14m23 You chose to live here

[@b14m23]

@@jensee2691 Always will. Love it but don't love all of it.

[@russcatt5952]

Dude unalived himself

[@deaddropsd1972]

Good

[@LinkaBellGAME]

they didn't say if that was what happened or not. it's unconfirmed.

[@russcatt5952]

@@LinkaBellGAME I dont believe the police did it

[@LinkaBellGAME]

@@russcatt5952 i don't think so either but i wont jump to conclusions until something is said from them.

[@brandienicolle9738]

@@LinkaBellGAME nah I saw on another live, he dead dead

[@Justin-q4w6d]

Damm ..imagine you have to use the bathroom and stuck for 2 hours

[@marysewitsky4823]

Oh my goodness. Lawlessness.

[@Waiting4Him111]

Issues on the 91? Say it ain't so.🙄

[@dystopia-usa]

Just another day in our red, white & blue dystopia.

[@thinmizzy365]

Pretty blue here in Commiefornia

[@jeanetteschulthe1andOnly]

No, the rainbow wigged dystopia.

[@Bosco-gets-it-right]

20 cop cars for a stalker?

[@bennylevine387]

I remember being in traffic jams over stuff like this is LA and thinking if you waste like three hours for 200,000 people, a death sentence can sort of be justified just from an exchange of time standpoint.

[@HoboEAT]

Started at 8AM............and now it's over ??? Keystone Cops in action again !!!

[@morganmadison366]

All this for one guy with one gun? Weird.

[@Paul1958R]

All on overtime. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

@@Paul1958R stop spamming the same thing you uncreative hack

[@christinavance1128]

Looks like more cops than what OJ had

[@olgaefros4990]

@@Paul1958R do you know what are you talking about?

[@FlipDahlenburg]

He was probably a trans black man, so they weren't allowed to disturb him.

[@kendallevans4079]

His condition? You can see daylight from the left side of his head to the right! He ventilated himself! Thank goodness, just took 5 hours too long!

[@frauwolftherehorse]

👍

[@kendallevans4079]

@@frauwolftherehorse 👍

[@bobmirror7164]

Oh, I really really miss living the the big city NOT.

[@JohnDoe-xu2vx]

Dont know whether he shot himself or was killed by police

[@Iconoclasher]

Sounds like a win-win for us. 😂

[@b14m23]

After all this wasted time does it matter?

[@theskyehiker]

At least the individual he was stalking can rest easy after this

[@FlipDahlenburg]

Both good!

[@FlipDahlenburg]

@@b14m23 Because bullets cost MONEY!!

[@MM-kk8uh]

This bum turned an hour and a half trip into a 2.5 hour ordeal

[@rtyhhas]

Hes gone

[@fuzzymaiden1]

That guy was STALKING someone and chose to run... he made all those CHOICES on his own.. He CHOSE to stalk somebody He CHOSE to run.. but i bet you that guy was blaming the cops abd everyone else for what was happening... theres footage of him close up.. you can see he looked ANGRY and was YELLING you could see him through the car window with skyfox camera..

[@brandienicolle9738]

He was suicidal, they were talking him down. As someone who used to be suicidal, I imagine it more so that he was telling them all the reasons he feels he deserves to die, and why he doesnt want to live anymore.

[@frauwolftherehorse]

❤

[@donalisasantos7610]

Takk proper please. I don’t understand. We need a new news caster. Who can be professional.

[@Palmlily]

Many people couldn’t go to work because of this‼️

[@VicA-vo4eu]

I was on the freeway when they started closing it down

[@frauwolftherehorse]

@@VicA-vo4eu😢

[@r.j.martin1818]

I swear, KTLA pays these cops to steer fleeing suspects onto the freeway.

[@janepizalli373]

I think they need more cop cars on the scene?

[@Paul1958R]

All will claim overtime or 'combat' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@luvdriven540i]

2 hr standoff for one man??! How pathetic! Florida LEO's would have had the apprehension and traffic flowing in 8.3 seconds.

[@OneHungLee]

MILLIONS OF PEOPLE AFFECTED, millions of dollars in commerce lost and safety compromised in regards to ambulances not being able to transport people to hospitals and doctors not being able to get to work….all because of 1 persons actions. OUR SOCIETY IS TOO VULNERABLE; we need to reevaluate situations like this. This is UNACCEPTABLE.

[@beingmyself000]

Is that the cul-de-sac where Next Friday was filmed?

[@pannamal5182]

Was that a white bronco?

[@ng3347]

😆

[@OneHungLee]

It’s Diddy Simpson

[@ParkerPlaza]

NO bail

[@brandienicolle9738]

Oh he wont. lol

[@michaelsteel5177]

Two hours. The police action should have been performed at least an hour earlier .

[@Sammasambuddha]

So glad i made my pot run yesterday! That's my freeway.

[@stevesummerlin2604]

He is dead.

[@DumbCarGuy]

Why is he still alive 😡

[@VicA-vo4eu]

He’s not

[@DumbCarGuy]

@@VicA-vo4eu Sweet. Next time I’ll have to watch the whole thing.

[@tyrese3745]

That would make for a "S.W.A.T." episode, but then again, this is no time for joke. This was the real deal.

[@dannymunoz926]

i miss the days when law enforcement was allowed to do their actual jobs.

[@charlanetrapani30]

Other news reports he’s Died

[@brandienicolle9738]

yep

[@JayjNoah]

coming off from work took gypsum canyon and Santiago canyon for shortcuts

[@asynchronicity]

Someone please teach these cops actual law enforcement!

[@haihengh]

they are following the law and rule of engagement, the law tell the cops dont touch the criminals or they will be the one who got locked up and their families got destroyed.

[@Paul1958R]

All will claim overtime or 'combat' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@XXXVIDS2024]

The smash and grab gangs are taking advantage of this situation.

[@Space_Debris]

Was he wearing a "lust stop oil" t-shirt?

[@jesuspardinas3874]

Half an army vs one guy in a nissan, so much for the good guys with the guns saving the day. No they'll probably take the other half the day pitching their tent and investigating how he died.

[@moelester3062]

Was there any news choppers that captured him dying Live?

[@brandienicolle9738]

channel 7 but then they edited the videos to not show. He shot himself, they pulled him out of th ecar and he had a bullet in the face.

[@marcduchamp5512]

What a stupid show how many people are delayed for their important functions

[@HninHninAye-hl5fn]

What happen plzz tell me i'm so interesting

[@Whatt787]

Better Headline: '50 Scaredy Cat Cops can't get one guy out of his car'

[@lynneliggett2769]

Lmao!!!

[@haihengh]

you know they arem't really scare of the dude in the car, they scared by the law your representative put into the book and the DA/judge who try their best to protect the criminals.

[@colinwinogradoff6794]

Way are they still doing these stupid and dangerous chases. Just go to the dude's house later on.​

[@FlipDahlenburg]

@@colinwinogradoff6794 And the the perp kills someone else at his house. Police are condemned, and you cry: "Told you so!!"

[@Paul1958R]

All former Uvalde cops

[@mrtee3477]

Just another day just another chase.

[@jaybee1597]

They ran out of cops because it was around shift change! Good grief! 🤦‍♂️

[@JOSELOPEZ-qs8yq]

Now they will head to Burger King to RULE!

[@Panchitobear]

What a waste of police manpower. There must have been 40 police cars plus swat team and police dog and only 1 bad guy and in the end the bad guy will sue the city and guess what, he’ll get millions of out of court settlement!

[@TheOtherKine]

I do love seeing this type of stuff LMAO, anything to F with the LA traffic to make people have RAGE

[@lovly2cu725]

it isnt LA. its orange county

[@TheOtherKine]

It's SOCAL lol it's the same general area, it's connected. You do that to that freeway, look at the effect elsewhere in the "Southland" lol

[@dustinmiller2775]

Well, catch them and let em go again! What's the problem?! 🤡🌎

[@brandienicolle9738]

huh? he is dead lol

[@KenjiEspresso]

Why my cali insurance so high bro? Who knows? 😅

[@gloriagehring8676]

They should have asked him if he planned to use said gun.

[@doskraut]

American cops are a joke, hours of the motorway closed for a dude with issues.

[@Paul1958R]

All on overtime. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@Whatt787]

California cops, to be more accurate

[@johnolexa1543]

Nah, not all. From what I've seen, Arkansas police would have had this over in minutes!! Lol

[@tonycruise]

because we have rights here , innocent until proven guilty and everyones life matters

[@MrMarkar1959]

lmao,,,why do anything?? might get dirty or perspire

[@djtfp]

one less biden voter

[@justayoutuber1906]

Trump is the criminal

[@CJinSD1]

If only. The dead have been known to vote Democrat.

[@markeyfarrell]

@@justayoutuber1906 Yah, you would think that

[@thinmizzy365]

Nah, he still has the 81 gazillion totally legitimate votes. 😂

[@FlipDahlenburg]

@@markeyfarrell He's right. You're wrong. Again!

[@Paul1958R]

All on overtime. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@glenngray1201]

Well I guess you got your man ! Happy !! Get back to work maybe you can get another one before the days end ..

[@barbarapedelty2839]

Hourslong

[@gookymofo]

What a great way to start the Memorial Day Weekend in So Cal.

[@Muza-f8k]

“Гашиш шел из Пакистана в Стамбул. Там его грузили в самолет и отправляли в Грозный. В Чечне был пресловутый «правовой вакуум», от чего в небе сама собой образовалась «черная дыра», в которой пропадали и из которой неожиданно вылетали самолеты с неизвестными грузами. Это даже не НЛО, это круче, а в денежном исчислении - сплошная астрономия.” Excerpt From Угроза вторжения Олег Георгиевич Маркеев This material may be protected by copyright. Electronic

[@kimleone5496]

Did he do this cuz he got stopped for a ticket? suicide by cop perhaps?

[@brandienicolle9738]

he was stalking someone with a weapon

[@lovly2cu725]

he said stalking

[@theskyehiker]

Try to pay attention.

[@soniasias6226]

Drones should never be armed. We will never have freedom from a ruling class.

[@AdamBarclay-gq3hf]

Where is Dirty Harry when you need him?

[@KenjiEspresso]

Orange County bro 😂

[@ibnbattuta1304]

Just a normal day in Murica.

[@haihengh]

no, normal day in California.

[@jesusbeliever3891]

JOHN 3:16 JESUS FORGIVES HEALS AND SAVES

[@mr.buddhawolf5972]

Dud offed himself . R.I.P

[@Fullas714]

Did he for sure?

[@Fullas714]

It’s California he would have been out on bail in a few days.

[@rescuegirl]

@@Fullas714 For sure he'd be out Tuesday morning after the three-day weekend.

[@brandienicolle9738]

@@Fullas714 yes for sure, another live showed them pull his body out. Hole in the face, till they edited it.

[@mr.buddhawolf5972]

@@brandienicolle9738 I’m glad you saw the pulling out part too

[@pannamal5182]

Free Donuts for all cops 👮‍♀️ enjoy!

[@TheMainLRH3469]

Hourslong = Our slong 💀💀💀

[@everywhere3301]

Phew, good thing i work first shift 😂

[@javiermota2739]

3000 cops to arrest one guy with one pistol?bravo bravo you guys are the more brave and makes proud meanwhile thousands of drugleares transporting fentanillo right in front of toyr noses.and blaming china,and mexico and you guys dont want to find out hiw rhey move the drugs,this us a perfect example of how democracy works millions spended to catch one guy there is wisdom here

[@Paul1958R]

All will claim overtime or 'combat' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@brandienicolle9738]

they didnt arrest him. he is dead

[@nicobander2297]

CALIFORNIA Law Enforcement is a JOKE

[@Paul1958R]

All will claim overtime or 'combat' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@webwhisper2701]

- ask yourselves … how many times have we seen people across this country sue police officers and other establishments for a loss of an individual who was a criminal (contributed little or nothing to society- likely never would) and yet deemed that was worth millions - senseless. And as a result, we see officers hesitant to take solid action … likely due to new protocols - thanks to the underbelly population

[@johnlopez1933]

Anacrime

[@Gulfstream650SP]

This was totally unnecessary… everybody needs to be fired and sent to training to deal with situation like this. This is ridiculous. What a waste of taxpayers

[@FlipDahlenburg]

@@omi_god It was a WASTE of RESOURCES! Get it now? No? Give it up.

[@Gulfstream650SP]

@@omi_god really so having all these resources and people just standing around doing nothing with all these vehicles running and wasting fuel you’re telling me none of these officers were getting paid overtime when they could be doing more productive work airship flying overhead, and the people that were inconvenient on both side of the freeway and schools being on lockdown…. I will put money on it that 1/3 of these offices that were just standing doing nothing will be getting overtime today. 😤😤😤

[@Paul1958R]

All will claim overtime or 'combat' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@Paul1958R]

All will claim overtime or 'combat' pay. Looked more like gestapo/stasi than LE. Who is really crooked?

[@bobclavile5653]

This is how you get an accurate COUNT on the number of police cars, each with two officers, can attend the threats of possible DUNCAN DONUT suicide by Loony Tune.

[@roxannegallinger7511]

Nice taxpayer money at its best...hahaha

[@theskyehiker]

Gotta love all the wanna-be cops on here. All thinking they could solve problems better than those on the ground.

[@CijoSaj]

did have a gun" so where is law and differnce between him and a police? so no law can be done here when everyone carry a weapon!!

[@haihengh]

no, just no law can be done when the dude has certain skin color.

[@FlipDahlenburg]

Sober up, please!

[@stevenwendellnelson8861]

Please worship the CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, THE LORD GOD and try not to worry too much about the differences between the different religions and denominations, try to think about the similarities and the things they may have in common more than the differences. Daily prayer is a fundamental part that many people do not practice although it is encouraged 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 '' CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, LORD GOD, Please forgive me and my friends and my family for our immoral acts, please help guide us in a positive direction and please help us against evil. Please save us from Hell and have mercy on our souls. Thank you for everything CREATOR OF THE UNIVERSE, LORD GOD. Amen. '' Please pray this now, pray the words as you read them if you cannot look and remember them