Three siblings wanted for bank robbery and the attempted murder of a police officer were taken into custody in Colorado today after shots were fired and a high-speed chase ended in a car crash.
Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk Taylor said the three, dubbed the Dougherty Gang, were taken into custody in Colorado City, 26 miles south of Pueblo. A chase began after the white vehicle driven by the siblings was spotted at a Subway sandwich shop, police said.
Shots were fired during the pursuit, which ended with the siblings' car crashing. Two of them were apprehended then. A third suspect ran from the scene but was captured.
Sheriff Kirk said the suspects had minor injuries, but no police officers were injured.
Authorities had been searching since August 2nd for Ryan Edward Dougherty (21) Dylan Dougherty Stanley (26) and Lee Grace E. Dougherty (29) who are accused of shooting at a Florida police officer and robbing a bank in Georgia.
The scene in Colorado today was similar to the one police said played out in Florida last week.
Authorities said the crime spree began when suspects inside a car being pursued for speeding shot at the patrol vehicle of a Zephyrhills, Florida, police officer.
The chase, which reached speeds up to 100 miles per hour, ended when the officer's vehicle was disabled by a flat tire caused by a bullet fired by the suspects, police said.
About five hours later, suspects of a similar description robbed a bank in Valdosta, Georgia, police said.
One of the suspects carried an AK-47 assault rifle as they entered the bank dressed in black and wearing masks, the FBI said. Shots were fired at the ceiling, and everyone in the bank was ordered to get down. The three suspects escaped with an undisclosed amount of cash, the FBI said.
Reuters