Beverly Hills Hostage Freed After 8-Hour Standoff

A hostage was freed Sunday evening after an armed suspect remained barricaded inside a pickup truck for nearly eight hours in Beverly Hills. The standoff commenced following a police chase that ended in a collision around 3 p.m. on Burton Way. The suspect is wanted for the attempted murder of a peace officer, stemming from an incident where he allegedly struck a deputy with his truck earlier Sunday morning. Beverly Hills police attempted to stop the suspect after his vehicle was identified by a license plate reader. The suspect refused to exit the vehicle or release the hostage for several hours. Video from the scene captured the moment the female hostage exited the truck shortly before 11 p.m. The suspect did not surrender, and the situation remained ongoing as of Sunday night.