I took the car and they were they're chasing us. They're chasing us in the car. That's the fun part. >> You already caught like two felonies. Why not just catch another one? >> What else could make it fun? Make it worth the time. >> This statement is being given by one of the juvenile suspects who stole a yellow Chevy Camaro by robbing an innocent person at gunpoint and then putting the lives of countless people in danger with his reckless driving. The incident took place when Netor returned from grocery shopping and was unloading items from his Camaro's trunk, at which point the robbers approached him and carjacked his vehicle. Fortunately, his neighbor witnessed the incident and dialed 911 immediately, after which a pursuit ensued. However, the heist was not going to last long for the thieves. going to be inbound on Mayo 56. Heb >> I'm listening. Stop talking. >> We're going to be going westbound on camera. left 109 currently 60 mph traffic middle lane westbound on one yellow narrow black joint we're going to be coming up on 441 105 Boulevard. >> All right, you got to have gain now. I'll be second. Hang out. >> GET OUT OF THE CAR. GET OUT [screaming] OF THE CAR. >> Let's get everybody in position. Driver. EVERYBODY IN THE CAR, KEEP YOUR HANDS OUT THE WINDOW. DO IT NOW. DO NOT MOVE. CUT YOUR SIRENS. [screaming] >> LET'S GET EVERYBODY in position. >> Come here. >> Come here. >> Step out of the vehicle. >> Go, go, go, go. >> All right, roll over. Detain that first driver. >> Let me know when you're ready. >> That way now. >> You got ants? I got him. >> STAY IN THE CAR. >> STOP. >> STAY IN THE CAR. >> PASSENGER, stay in the car. Don't move. >> Get on the ground. >> On the ground. >> Grab him and pull him back. Grab him and pull him back. There was a reason the officer couldn't disable his car's siren, but it was nevertheless causing people from the surrounding apartment complexes to come outside and end up directly in the line of fire. Another civilian driver found herself in a similar situation and had difficulty understanding that the officer was asking her to move away since the suspects were armed and things could go south at any moment. >> Ma'am, I'm telling you to go that way. Okay, there's they're pointing GUNS AT YOU. POINT. GO that way. >> How am I going to get inside MY APARTMENT >> RIGHT NOW? THEY'RE POINTING GUNS AT YOU. GO THAT WAY RIGHT NOW. YOU CAN WAIT FIVE MINUTES. WAIT FIVE MINUTES, MA'AM. GO. GOSH. >> Whoever's the siren that is, cut it. Cut the siren. >> Move out of the line of fire. Move out of THE LINE OF FIRE. EVERYBODY MOVE. GET OUT OF THE WAY. >> GET OUT OF THE WAY, PEOPLE. MOVE. >> HEY, if you guys are ready, I'll call him to him. >> Passenger, step out and go over there. You step out and go over there. >> Here. Come here. Come here. >> I've got hands. Get on gun. >> No. I GOT HIM. I GOT HIM. >> Turn around. >> Turn around. Turn around. Keep coming. >> Right here. Right here. >> But it doesn't look like >> ready. All right. >> Any additional learning? >> I don't think so. [music] on the door. >> No. >> Is there a button on the outside? >> Should be on should be on the door. It might not work unless >> his car is at >> siren is cut. >> Hey, his keys are locked in the car. So, hold it right there. >> No, that was him. Good job. You >> like that [ __ ] >> This is your car? >> Yeah. >> Okay. >> He's the victim. He's the victim. >> Come here. >> My car. >> Okay. We're going to go over here. >> Come here. >> Has anyone talked to you yet? >> No. They put the gun in. >> Okay. We didn't know. We didn't know who you were. Let's go over here. >> What they did to the car? >> Hold on. Just relax. Let's relax. >> Relax is noisy. >> I know. Listen, I understand that. But you need to breathe for a second. All right. We got your car. We have two people in custody. We got I understand. Like I don't have water. Do you have a water bottle? >> No. >> Bro, seeing him do the grappler was crazy. >> Oh yeah. Oh, you were in here. >> Oh my bro. >> That was fire. >> Fire. >> Bro, he hit he hit the car so hard. Boom. >> While the troubled officer tried to unlock his police car, other officers interviewed the neighbor and the victim whose Camaro had sustained $8,000 worth of damage. According to the victim, the insurance was not going to cover the repairs. The nearby property's fence had also sustained $2,500 worth of damage, bringing the total loss to $10,500. >> What did you see? >> What did you see? >> So, basically, we were loading our stuff to the car and going to the pizza. >> You saw two guys just, you know, in the mask like hanging around >> and basically they're starting to robbering him. >> You saw it? >> I saw it. Yeah. Four people saw it, man. Okay. >> And and we start chasing the car. I don't not want to stop them because they have a gun. I see the gun. And we just pull over the corner, you know. >> And I call 911. That's it. Okay. Where are the Where are they? So we could do a show. >> Okay. >> If you want to hang tight real quick. Some part of the car. >> I mean, obviously it's not going to be 100%, but I don't think it's disabled. If that's if that's >> Listen, you have insurance on your car? >> Yeah, but my insurance cover. >> Tell us if this is the person you saw >> or not. Okay. >> So, he's going to step out of this car over here. Okay. >> Step on us. >> Step out this way. >> Is this one of the mask? They both have a mask. >> Okay. So, you don't know them? >> Yeah. >> Do you remember the orange? >> Yeah. >> You do remember the orange. >> And probably one of them got red. We're going to bring you >> see them and you're going to say yes. Yes or no? No. >> Okay. That's what the show is. Okay. Explain to the whole story or what happened. >> The victim described the events from his perspective in detail to one of the detectives. The suspects, however, had no intention of being truthful, let alone remorseful. >> When I park in, I open the truck to take off my grocery and I heard, "Don't move. Don't move. Don't move." When I turn around, I saw the black guy. >> Mhm. >> One is black, one >> coming with the gun. Very short. Very small one. >> Small gun. >> Yeah. >> Okay. What color was the gun? >> Black. >> A black gun. >> Yeah. Who was holding the gun? >> The black guy. >> The black guy. Okay. >> He put the gun here. He start give me give me your money. Give me the key. Give me your pocket. Give me your cell phone. He turn around and the same but it's coming the white guy and doing the same. >> Is this your car? >> Yeah. When you get inside, I'll talk to you. >> I don't want to bother you. Go ahead. You can do you good? >> Yeah, I'm good. I just want to >> You need AC or something? >> No, actually. I really appreciate you. Okay, I'm good. I'll tell you in a minute. Okay, I'll back up. Thank you. Just getting some stuff. >> Is not Is my stuff not I don't know. Like, do you guys want like my school ID? I can I can give you I can show you guys my I don't have it, but I can give you guys my like my I can tell you what school I go to in the social >> I know my last five digits I told him. >> Okay. So he point holds the gun at your waist and he starts patting you down and go Does he go into your pockets? >> So on your right side. So he actually went inside your pocket. Okay. Did he get anything from there? No. Okay. Did they make any threats? Give me anything. I'm going to kill you. Did they say I'm going to shoot you? >> Oh yeah. They want I want to if you don't give me I kill you. >> They told you if you don't give this to me I'll kill you. Yeah. >> Was it the white guy or the black guy who said that? The black guy who said that? >> The white guy never talking. >> The white guy never spoke. >> No, I never spoke. Sorry. I >> Oh, so you gave the key? >> Yeah, because I had the key in my hand. >> Okay. So, you had the key. Um, you gave the key to the black guy. The black guy. Okay. Who got in the driver's seat? >> The black guy. >> The black guy got in the driver's seat. >> Robbed the car. >> You just robbed the car. >> Okay. All right. So, anything else you want to tell me? Okay. You want to go to the station and give me a formal statement about what happened, why it happened, who's the one, whose idea it was, who had a gun. You want to tell me about any of that? >> Tell you why. >> Huh? >> We just wanted to have some fun. >> Okay. Just want to have some fun. All right. Who is Who is your homeboy? Who are you with? >> Guy right there. >> Okay. I I haven't I literally just got here, man. I don't know who the guy right there is. What's his name? >> You don't know his name? Okay. Um the darker skin guy. Okay. All right. Who do you live with? >> My grandparents. >> Your grandparents. How's that going to feel when I call her right now and tell her that you just robbed somebody at gunpoint? >> Rad. Okay. How old is your grandmother? >> 67. >> You want to talk about what happened today? >> Did he talk about what happened? >> No, he's going to talk to about what happened. He's going to the station to give me a statement. He told me a little bit of what happened, but nothing I don't know. I just want to know what what I mean, how did how did all this go down? Who made this decision? Who was driving? Why? Why did this happen? >> Well, I wasn't driving, but I was supposed to I was supposed to be going to work. He was going to drop me off to work, so you know. >> Okay. Um, so do you want to go to the station and give me your side of the story and explain? >> Yeah. Okay. >> All right. Okay. Who do you live with? >> My mom. >> First time being arrested. >> Yeah. >> Okay. What's she going to do when I call her and I tell her? >> I'm not going to lie. I will I You have to. I know cuz I'm a minor, but she's already done with me right now. I I did stuff from before, but it is locked. >> I know. Yeah, I see. >> All right. Let me um let me have this officer take you to the station. All right. You're going to have to just wait outside for a little bit and then we'll get you in and uh I'll take your statement from me. I got to read your rights and stuff like that because you're a minor, but I still got rights. You know what I'm saying? Um, >> do you think I will have bail or no? >> Honestly. >> Honestly. Honestly. >> You mean you're a minor? I don't know. It all depends how they decide to handle it. I I'm going to be honest with you. I'm in homicide. I'm a homicide investigator. >> I haven't dealt with a juvenile doing a carjacking in years. So, >> I don't know how they're going to handle this. >> The driver was identified as 17-year-old Santiago and the passenger as 17-year-old Terrell. both of whom were no strangers to a life of crime. As they would go on to admit during the interview, Terrell, the passenger, seemed completely unbothered by the events and was actually having a good time while being transported to jail. know the place I rather be. You >> good? >> Yeah, I'm up now. I'm better than I was before. >> That's good. >> Y'all surrounded us quick. Way >> absolutely >> way too quick. Y'all scared the [ __ ] out of me. For real. >> We was on you from the get anyway, so it don't make a like a difference. >> No, I already know. No, once once we seen you guys come, we already knew what it was. >> Once we seen y'all turn on the lights, we already knew. We just wanted to see how far we can go. >> You just wanted to see how far you can walk, man. We went over and then we went we seen the Camaro. We went over there and we got we took it. >> Okay. Who saw the Camaro? You did or he >> Huh? >> Who saw the Camaro? You or him? >> We both did same time. >> Was there someone by the Camaro? >> What do you mean by the car? >> Yeah. Like you just It was just parked or >> No, he he was in he was in the car. Like I think he was just like >> Who? The owner? The dude? Okay. >> He was just in he was in the car and then we went over there. He was like, "Oh, give me the car." And then we was like, and then I was like, "Okay, go ahead and drop me off at work." But then the minute we did that, I can't. But once we seen that, we was like, "All right, like, man, it's no point of fighting. Like, we just like I'm not about to lose my life to just chill." >> But so who had the gun? Did you have a gun? >> No. When y'all serious me, I ain't have no gun either. He would told me. He told me he was like, "Bro, I don't want you to get into no You're going to read this paper. Actually, did you graduate high school?" No. What year did you get to? >> Ninth. >> Ninth grade. Okay. You just dropped out? >> No, I got kicked out. >> You got kicked out? Okay. Thought about going back to get your GED or nothing like that. No. Okay. What happened, bro? Why? How did we end up here today? >> I wanted to do some wild stuff. Try to get him out the predicament. It didn't go as planned. >> You wanted to do some wild stuff and get out of your predicament. >> He >> Oh, who's he? >> I don't have a friend. >> Okay. What was his name again? I don't even have it written off. >> I don't even know. You don't you don't know his name? All right. How do you know this guy >> from school? >> Since nth grade? >> Yeah, for a minute. Wow. I just don't I never really talked to him like that. He just came to my house one day before work today. When he saw the car, we're walking to my girls in your stay >> in Hillrest. >> Okay. >> And like walking there, we saw this this yellow marrow and he was like, "Oh, it's over." I was like, "What do you mean?" You can see me like walking by and he just crosses the street and it parks next to this like Supra like this red Supra. >> He parks it or no >> you guys are walk the car is parked next to Super >> and the guy is parking. He's it's like passing us to cross to the other side and to park. He goes parked there. Oh my. Oh yeah, it's over. Then he like goes up to the guy with he pulls out the gun goes up to the guy to drop everything. I was still across the street. I'm like, damn. I can't just like let him do this by himself now. >> Why not, bro? >> Like, I'm there. I'm already I already have a ski mask. I'm like there. >> So, you knew you were going to rob somebody cuz you even there like even then at that point it's like what am I supposed to do? Like we left the house ready to just walk down the street and go to my my girl crib and smoke. Have a lighter with me. I had gloves with me. I know he's gloves. >> I know cuz I know how he is. I know if anything goes down like he's going to he's going to do something and then he did something stupid. I try to get him out the predicament, drive off and >> watch as Terrell completely denies having the gun and goes on to lie repeatedly about the incident to the detective. >> So you're saying he had the gun? >> I'm not going to tell you. I I didn't say that, but I'm saying >> I didn't have So So you didn't have it, but he didn't have it. So, so no one had the gun? >> No, I'm not gonna say that because that's playing in your face. But it's just like I'm telling you I didn't have a gun. I'm not telling you what he had or what he didn't have. I don't know. But I'm telling you when we when we went over there, I didn't have no gun in my hand or I didn't see no gun in his hand either. So when we went over there, we just really like like yo like, "Yo, give me everything." Like I had my hands in my shirt and all to make it look like I have something too. So I was like, "Bro, give me everything." Yeah. >> Okay. Were you the one that told him to give him everything or both of you? >> Yeah, both of us. I'm beyond. No, we didn't say give us We just wanted a We just wanted a car. So, we just took the car. He He had everything else. And >> where where were the keys at? >> It was already in the car. >> Keys were already in the car. >> So, why did you guys just jump in the car and go? >> Because we didn't know at first. He told us. He told us. He was like, "No, we don't have He's like, "I don't have nothing." He was like, "My keys in the car." Okay. So, you say you were going to your girl's crib to smoke? >> Yeah. >> But you bring gloves. >> Yeah. We were It was like, "Okay, you know how we have ski masks rolled up?" >> Mhm. >> People would like walk around ready for anything. He was walking around ready for anything. >> But you were too because you had a ski mask rolled up. >> I'm like I'm like, "Bro, I know the chances are low that we're that we're going to come up on something that someone's going to be parking the car that he >> It was just you two." >> Yeah. And we walk all the time together. Like I've walked with him before. >> I thought you said you don't really know, bro. I walked with him before and nothing's happened. Like I've walked from school to house. I've walked from my house to like the the store. Nothing's ever happened like this. Like even walked to the store with the gun. He's never just robbed the store. >> Whose gun is it? >> His like it was like come on. Like okay a second. We walking in the street. How you >> So you leave your house with a ski mask knowing you're going to do some stupid. >> Okay. You knew you were going to do something stupid. You just didn't know what it was. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Did you you knew he had a gun cuz you know he always rolls around with a gun. >> Yeah. Okay. >> And he was even at like height. I'm like, >> "Okay." So he goes, he goes to your house. >> He tells you, he shows you, well, you already know he's got a gun. So he obviously he confirms with you that he's got his gun, you know, like, "Hey, we're going to go do some hood rat." So you put on a ski mask >> and he puts on his whatever the that was that he had on. >> Mhm. and you guys are just walking and it's one of those things where like we know we know what we're looking for but if it >> like please don't happen >> okay so so you knew that if if you knew all you needed was the right opportunity to do something >> yeah I knew if if if >> but why didn't you just why didn't you just say listen bro I'm out on this one like dude robbing someone at gunpoint bro >> I was like it's still daytime it's it's still daytime it's not a good idea it's still daytime [clears throat] >> you realize you realize if you would have shot this dude and killed him you would have gone to jail for murder Right. I know. And it was like, bro, I think the only reason that it was even like a close call to us getting caught cuz the guy didn't have the phone. So, he had to go inside this crib to call the cops. I was like, "Okay, how did we get the cops on us already?" There was a car. It's broad daylight. I'm like, I'm still thinking about this. It's broad daylight. There's a car coming by, right passing by us, right next to us, and sees it all happening. Like, four people in the car. I know they called the cops. Like, it was stupid to even do it in the day. gives you the keys and let you drive. >> The guy was like the guy he took he was like, "Give him the keys. Give him the keys." Like he he was telling the guy, "Drop the keys." Like, "Just give me the keys." >> And you saw him holding a gun at this guy? >> Yeah. Well, I would think he was holding it. I think he was like so close to him. It was making it seem like he like letting him know he had a gun. >> Did you Did you do anything to make this guy think you had a gun? >> No, I don't have a gun. I didn't have a gun. >> Did you have your hand in your sweater and pointed at him like you had a gun? >> No. So the problem that you have is that what happened is pretty serious. >> Yes, I know. >> Like real. >> Yeah. Serious. >> I know. >> Like the only thing you can pretty much do to somebody be worse is literally shoot them. >> Yeah. >> Um and I'm going to be completely honest with you, bro. Like I I don't I'm not going to at you. The dude uh you guys jacked the car from and both said you were the one with the gun. >> Okay. So, I'm not I'm not going to you >> and they both said you're the one with the gun. And he was straight up put it all on you. >> He said, "I roll around with this guy. I don't know where he got the gun from. I knew something was going to happen." He didn't say that he didn't know what you're doing. He He knew what you were doing, but he said, "You pointed out the car. I'm going to get this whip." He said, "Y'all were going to his girlfriend's house to go smoke, but then you guys saw the opportunity >> and y'all jumped." So, you knew he was going to carry somebody cuz you were walking around with a mask. >> Yes. So, you knew what the deal was? >> No, we didn't know. I didn't know that's what we were going to do. I have a I always have my ski mask. I mean, that's just cuz I just don't like my hair. My mom keep making me cut my hair. That's why I keep it on my I have different color ones at the house, too. >> So, you wear you wear a ski mask because >> it's not a ski mask. Like, did you see it? >> It's like a mop. >> Yeah. Like, you know, like it's fuzzy. It's just style. And I was going to but I can't keep it on at all times. So, I just keep it on like cuz I have to go to work. So, I keep it on. I could wear it. Sometimes I work who depending on who's there. So >> So you walk around with a mask all the time? >> Mhm. Even in school? Don't know. >> So it's not your gun? >> No, it's not mine. >> Honest answer. This is >> Have you ever touched the gun? >> I'm going be honest. Yes. >> You You've touched the gun? >> Yes. But before we got to anywhere, >> you've loaded the rounds in the gun? >> No. Only just held it. I'm going be honest. >> I've held it. >> Where did he get the gun from? >> It's his. >> Where did he get the gun? >> I have no idea. I don't really like ask questions like that. I just I knew it was his and he was like >> Santiago even tried to make it seem like he had no say in the matter while Terrell robbed the man at gunpoint. Nonetheless, one of the officers had seen them throw the gun out of the car window into the grass and it was recovered, which meant real trouble for the low-life suspects. >> I just don't understand why you just didn't tell this guy, "Yo, you bro, I'm not doing this. I can't do it like that though. I can't >> Why can't you do it like that, bro? >> Cuz look at the predicament you're in now. >> I ain't gonna lie. I was like, >> I was like, what else? What else do I have to do? Like, what else can I What else am I >> Oh, is this is this guy is this dude in a gang? I mean, are you trying to get in with somebody? Are you trying to get in with people? >> No. Like, what what else do I have to lose? Like, what? It was fun. Tell you that. >> So, it was fun. Do you realize this guy could have shot this guy? He would have been like going to jail for life, right? You realize that, right? >> Yeah. But he did it. And if he did, I both would have just ran. It wouldn't have gone like that. >> Why didn't you run from the cops when they turn on their lights? >> Why did I? >> Yeah. >> Why didn't you? Whoa. Okay. >> Like run on foot? >> No. Why didn't you take off? >> I did. I took the car and they were They're chasing us. They're chasing us in the car. That's the fun part. >> That's the fun part. You didn't get very far. I know, but I did a couple. >> So, you did a couple rounds. It was fun because you trusted a couple times. >> What else can I do? I was already getting caught. We already saw the cops behind us. It was like four of them. It wasn't just one. It was four. We already knew. >> So, you already So, you just you blatantly fled cuz you're like, it is what it is. >> We were like, >> you already caught like two felonies. Why not just catch another one? >> What else could make it fun? Make it worth the time at least. >> Oh, bro. [sighs] >> What else could we have done? What a [ __ ] hell is this? >> Have you guys ever robbed anyone before, bro? >> No. >> Oh, I thought >> No. >> Oh, you lying, bro. You were lying, dude. >> I'm not lying, >> dude. You hesitated. You stuttered. You hesitated on that one. >> I studied a little bit there. >> Yeah. Yeah, you did. Yeah, you gave it away, bro. >> I Let me Let me tell you something right now. Y'all had us trapped, man. Y'all don't understand. Like, I know that. I know the whole I I grew up around that area. So really, we could have I I there's like a whole bunch of ways we could have been, but it was just like the way he was driving so fast. He couldn't hit the corners. So, I'm going to be honest with you. >> Makes it sound like you know what you're doing, bro. How many times have you uh >> I play GTA, bro? >> What you talking? I don't even know how to drive. Put me in the car right now. Let me show you how I drive. I don't even know how to drive. Don't even have my license. >> Well, clearly N is your boy, >> huh? >> Clearly N is your boy. That's why he was well I didn't need him cuz it's not it's not like it was my decision like or like we was like we was planning to do this but it was just like I know he know how to drive. I've seen him drive before. He has his um permit so I'm not really concerned. >> How many times you throw? >> I'm being honest. This is the first time. I swear I I >> How many times you robbed people in Hollywood? >> I have never robbed anybody a day in my life. No honest answer low key I would tell you. It's it's I'm already hearing I'm [ __ ] it's like bro I don't get out the house for real. So like the first time I actually get out the house or like go do something this is what happens. This is why my mom does not let me outside the house. Literally I'm your mom might kick you out after this one. But >> no kick my mom's not I don't even know if my mom is like going to like be mentally prepared for this. Bro, my mom already going through stuff. >> We'll find out what she going through. >> You going to call her in here? I'm not gonna you're not gonna see her till she till she goes and picks your ass up from uh >> from um what's it called? From juvie. She ain't going to she ain't going to know till then or you're not going to see her till then. >> Santiago went on to tell the officer that he had a troubled childhood and kept plenty of guns at his house which were supposedly gifted to him by his friends. Although the officer didn't believe any of his stories, he tried asking him about his past crimes one last time. >> That gun that this dude has, I know you guys are raw people before. You're going to say you haven't, but I know you're full of >> Mhm. >> Um, has this guy any ever shot anyone with that gun? >> Because let me explain to you what's going to happen now. Okay. >> What's going to happen now is we take that gun and we send it to the ATF or we fire it at the ATF. Okay. That round, that bullet and that gun gets put into a system. Okay, that system compares casings and projectiles and everything with firearms and compares them to cases from myar from all over the country. It's a national system. >> So, every gun has a certain print. So, when we fire that gun, if he's ever shot that gun and left a casing on scene, that casing is in the system. So when we take it out to the ATF next week, cuz this is Christmas week, we take it next week and we fire it there and they put it into this computer and they're going to say, "Hey, that gun was shot in Myar. That gun was shot in West Hollywood. That gun's been shot here, here, and here. You know who it's going to come back down to, right? It's going to come down to the two idiots that had the gun and carjacked a guy with a V6 M uh Camaro." >> I I don't know. I wasn't That doesn't even make sound right cuz I wasn't there for every time he shot a gun. Doesn't make sense. Okay. So my question to you is when have you been there and what has happened because >> what's been around me? You asking >> what have you been happen what do you happen to be around when he shoots at somebody or because this is that gun is married to you and him now. >> Okay. That gun is married like he got caught with that gun with you in the same car. So you guys that gun basically is y'all's gun at this point. Okay. So, it'll behoove you to kind of be like, "Hey, >> this might have happened, but I wasn't there or I didn't see it and I don't that wasn't me >> because I can tell you right now when we start getting case numbers popping up that this gun was shot here, this gun was shot there, this gun was used here." When those case numbers start popping up, first two people that are suspects, boom, and whatever his name is. So, obviously you've robbed people before, man. Get cop. I Okay, so you have robbed people before. What has he been involved in? >> You don't know. Okay. >> I think like same same stuff. Same same thing you got caught in. Why would I even tell you about the past if I didn't get caught for that? I would incriminate myself. >> The officer explained to both of them that they would be sent to the juvenile center and would have to face a judge and that if they were remorseful for their crimes, the judge might not sentence them severely. 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