The Cleveland Heights Police Department is investigating after a stolen 2019 Jaguar F-PACE was involved in a shooting, a police chase and a crash over the weekend.
Saturday afternoon, a 30-year-old man from Cleveland told Cleveland Heights police officers that he was at the intersection of St. Clair Avenue and East 152nd Street in Cleveland when someone inside the Jaguar SUV opened fire on his Chevrolet Equinox rental, authorities said. The man fled the area and drove into Cleveland Heights.
The man lost control of the Equinox and crashed into a black Ford Explorer in the 1000 block of Helmsdale Road around 2:30 p.m., authorities said. Witnesses at the crash site told officers that the Jaguar drove by, and two shots were fired, striking the Equinox. No one was injured in the collision.
After the shooting, the Jaguar drove north on Noble Road, heading into East Cleveland. Cleveland Heights police chased after the Jaguar but called off the pursuit a short time later, authorities said. Officers learned that the Jaguar, which didn't have a license plate at the time, had been stolen out of Westlake.
On Sunday at around 11:30 a.m., Cleveland Heights police spotted the same Jaguar on North Taylor Road. When officers tried to stop the vehicle, the Jaguar drove off towards East Cleveland. Police chased after the car as it got on Interstate 90 going west— officers terminated the pursuit when it reached Eddy Road.
At the same time, another Cleveland Heights police cruiser that was heading to assist in the pursuit was involved in a crash with a Jeep Patriot at the intersection of North Taylor and Terrace roads in East Cleveland, authorities said. The officer sustained minor injuries to the face. The Jeep's driver, a 69-year-old man from East Cleveland, was transported to a nearby hospital to be evaluated. The cruiser and the jeep were both towed from the scene.
Just after 8:30 p.m., the Jaguar was found abandoned in Cleveland; it was later towed to Cleveland Heights to be processed for evidence, authorities said.
No arrests have been made in the case.
