Police fatally shoot homicide suspect on Newport Beach Pier

Police fatally shot a homicide suspect during a confrontation on the Newport Beach Pier early Saturday after a high-speed chase that began in Santa Ana, authorities said.

The incident began when Santa Ana police received a call from the Menifee Police Department in Riverside County, who said they were investigating a homicide and believed the suspect had fled to Santa Ana, officals said.

Officers found the man in his car near the 1400 block of North Freeman Street, said Santa Ana Police Public Information Officer Natalie Garcia. When they tried to apprehend him he fled in his car, leading officers on a pursuit that ended at the Newport Beach Pier.

The suspect drove onto the pier about 7 a.m. followed by several police cars, with fishermen and early-morning walkers looking on, police said. When the man reached the end of the pier, he got out of the vehicle with a handgun and the officers opened fire, police said.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene. No officers or bystanders were injured. The pier remained closed for several hours.