Police investigate Sunday homicide and car pursuit
UPDATE (1 PM) - The Yuma Police Department said the victim has been identified as Benjamin Pilgrim.
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - A 51-year-old man was shot to death in Yuma Sunday morning.
The Yuma Police Department (YPD) said the man was found with multiple gunshot wounds around 8:00 a.m. on Arizona Avenue and Eighth Street.
He was taken to the Yuma Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Officers said they had a suspect and vehicle description, a white pickup, from witnesses at the scene.
YPD said at around 10:45 a.m. the vehicle was located on Virginia Drive.
The truck was unoccupied, and officers learned the suspect had a second car, a white Cadillac.
Officers located the Cadillac on East 16th Street and attempted a traffic stop when it fled from officers at a high speed, and they pursued the vehicle.
The vehicle fled into California and headed west on I-8 and California Highway Patrol was notified.
YPD continued the pursuit and the Cadillac exited at the Andrade exit, and sped across the overpass.
Stop sticks were deployed, and the Cadillac struck them near the Winterhaven and Los Algodones exits.
The car drove off the road and rolled several times, according to YPD.
The suspect, a 27-year-old man, was ejected from the car and was flown to a California hospital in serious condition.
No one else was in the vehicle.
YPD said the victim and suspect knew each other.
This is an active investigation, so YPD encourages anyone with any information about this case to please call the department or 78-crime to remain anonymous.
