Pennsylvania man charged after ramming police vehicle, injuring officers during car chase

Malik Johnson faces quite a few prices together with assault, reckless endangerment, and fleeing police.
Philadelphia Police Division

A Pennsylvania man injured Philadelphia police officers throughout a automobile chase Tuesday evening after he pointed a gun at one other driver throughout a street rage incident, authorities stated.

Officers responded to a name for a driver with a gun round 9:30 p.m. close to Witte Avenue and Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia police stated. Officers situated the caller who instructed them that a man inside a white Toyota pointed a gun at him throughout a street rage incident.

Police shortly situated the suspect’s automobile, however the driver sped away when officers tried to cease him, in response to authorities.

Through the pursuit that adopted, a Police Air Tactical Unit adopted the automobile till the motive force crashed head-on with a police cruiser with officers inside. Police didn’t instantly say what number of officers have been within the automobile.

The injured officers have been rushed to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, the place they have been handled and launched.

The automobile got here again in stolen standing for carjacking and kidnapping from Pittsburgh.

Police recognized the motive force as 24-year-old Malik Johnson, of Horsham, Pennsylvania.

In the meantime, police decided that the automobile Johnson was driving was stolen in a carjacking and kidnapping in Pittsburgh. No additional particulars have been instantly launched.

Johnson faces a slew of prices, together with three counts of straightforward assault, three counts of recklessly endangering one other individual, two counts of aggravated assault, three counts of legal mischief, and a single rely every of fleeing police and unauthorized use of auto.