A 15 year old was killed by police in Stockton after a 3 minute car chase. Click on second article for family response in the local t.v. news.

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Stockton teenager shot following police chase – UPDATED 2:03 p.m.

By The Record

July 22, 2010

STOCKTON – A 15-year-old boy was shot multiple times by police officers this morning, according to members of his family and witnesses, following a chase in north Stockton. He was identified by an uncle as James Rivera, a Bear Creek High School student, and he lived in the neighborhood.

At about 10:15 a.m., police spotted a blue van that was wanted in connection with a recent carjacking that involved a shotgun, police spokesman Officer Pete Smith said.

A three-minute pursuit ensued that ended when he was rammed, according to witnesses, by a Stockton Police Department patrol car. The boy lost control of the van and crashed into the side of a garage near the intersection of Salters Drive and Bancroft Way.

Witnesses said they heard police order him out of the car and then reported hearing 16 or 17 gunshots. They next saw the boy taken out of the car and away from the scene in an ambulance.

The boy was shot by more than one officer, said Smith.

Witnesses at the scene this morning were expressing anger with police and yelling at investigating officers.

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Driver In Stockton Police Chase Dies

Stockton PD: Van Was Stolen 2 Days Ago

POSTED: 10:54 am PDT July 22, 2010

UPDATED: 7:48 pm PDT July 22, 2010

STOCKTON, Calif. — Stockton police shot a suspect who crashed a van into a triplex Thursday morning during a chase. He later was pronounced dead.

Police said the chase started at about 10:30 a.m. near Cody Drive and Comstock Way. Officers tried to stop a blue minivan that was taken two days ago at gunpoint, and police said the driver matched the description of the carjacking suspect.

The minivan’s driver took off, hitting a chain-link fence and stop sign during the brief pursuit, police said.

The van then crashed into the garage of a triplex along Bancroft Way and Salters Drive.

No one in the home was hurt.

Officers approached the van, which they said began moving toward the officers.

Police the officers fired into the van and hit the suspect, then knocked out a window and pulled the driver out to perform first aid.

The driver was taken to San Joaquin County Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.

The driver hasn’t been identified. An investigation is under way.