SUN CITY, AZ — A homicide suspect is in custody after a high-speed pursuit ended in a crash and suspect search near Loop 101 and Grand Avenue early Friday morning.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officials at the scene told ABC15 crews the incident began when Wickenburg Police Department officers were trying to apprehend a homicide suspect out of Phoenix.
Officials then followed a vehicle into the Valley, with the suspect vehicle driving at speeds of more than 100 miles per hour, DPS said.
A crash occurred near 101st and Grand avenues and a woman and juvenile passengers were detained.
Officials searched the area for the homicide suspect, who Phoenix police later identified as a 17-year-old who is accused of killing his 18-year-old cousin, Elijah Johnson.
The homicide happened on April 17 near Interstate 17 and Dunlap Avenue.
Police say the teen turned himself into police custody Friday morning. After he was questioned he was booked into the Juvenile Correction Center for murder charges.
His 45-year-old mother Tanyelle Williams was also arrested and booked for hindering prosecution for hiding her son to avoid arrest, according to Phoenix PD.
It's not clear whether there were any injuries during the crash.
