Last night, a driver sped through a checkpoint at a US base and led security on a high-speed chase on the grounds before officers shot at him. The base is host to the 107th Fighter Squadron which flies the F-16 Block 30. The man, who police and base officials did not identify, later died at the hospital, according to a press release from the 127th Wing of the Michigan Air National Guard. It was the second reported break-in in two months at the Selfridge Air National Guard Base, 30 miles northeast of Detroit. On April 4, a man led base security on a brief high-speed chase before he was caught. Abdallah Karadsheh, 21, of Macomb Township was charged with attempting to maliciously destroy military structures, a charge that carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. No one was injured, and no shots were fired in that incident. The FBI determined that it did not involve terrorist activity.
In Wednesday's incident, an unauthorized vehicle forced its way onto the base just before 20.00h, evaded base security at high speeds and then crashed into a parked car. Officers fired shots at the driver when he tried to run over his pursuers, but he continued driving until being forced off the road, the statement said. The man was transported by ambulance to Mount Clemens General Hospital, where he died a short time later. Base spokeswoman Lt. Penelope Carroll couldn't say whether the man died from gunshots or whether he suffered injuries when his vehicle crashed after a subsequent chase around the base.
| Wonder if this guy's an Iranian, too? |