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Car in SDPD Pursuit Crashes, Flips in Mid-City Area

Three juveniles and one adult were injured when the high-speed pursuit ended in a crash.

Three juveniles and one adult were taken into custody following a high-speed police pursuit Monday that ended when the suspects' vehicle flipped over in the Mid-City area.

San Diego Police Officers believed there were weapons in the car when they attempted to pull over a vehicle at approximately 12:40 p.m.

After a short pursuit, the vehicle rolled over and four people ran from the vehicle, according to SDPD Lt. Christopher Knighten.

One witness reported seeing one suspect run across Federal with a gun in his hand.

Two semi-automatic handguns were found, Knighten said.

The vehicle crashed and rolled over near Federal and Home, officers said.

There were four people in the car, police said. Three were described as juveniles by police. All were transported to a nearby hospital with injuries, police said.

No officers were injured.

Police said the suspects were wanted for displaying a handgun.

The location of the crash is north of State Route 94, west of Interstate 805 and east of Interstate 15.

Some witnesses reported seeing six people coming from the vehicle but Knighten said that police know for sure there were four.

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