Walmart Shoplifter Crashes Fatally After Fleeing Police

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20-year-old Shane Warren has died in a wreck that happening during an overnight police chase. Police were called to a report of shoplifting at Walmart off the South Loop and Quaker around 2:30 a.m. The suspect's vehicle, a blue Volkswagen Beetle had been reported stolen the day before. Police say the vehicle was stolen from the Boston Creek Apartments in the 2700 block of 44th Street around noon on Monday. The vehicle refused to stop for the officer and led him on a high-speed chase that, at times, approached 130 miles per hour. Police believe the suspect took the first East 19th Street exit and traveled on the access road for a short distance. As the officer took the second East 19th Street exit, he noticed a cloud of dust and slowed down to a stop.

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