Multiple local agencies are investigating a carjacking that occurred Sunday morning.
Shortly before 9:00 a.m. a 2011 Chevy pickup truck was taken at gunpoint at the Heber Dunes ORV Park. The suspect was said to be armed with a shotgun. The vehicle was spotted about 15 minutes later near 5th and Hamilton in El Centro. A pursuit , with speeds reaching 80 miles per hour , was started by the El Centro Police Department. The vehicle failed to make the turn from eastbound Ross to northbound on 8th Street and crashed through a fence at a residence at 8th and Sandalwood. The driver fled the wreck but was located just minutes later behind a house in the 700 block of Sandalwood. The victim of the carjacking was able to identify the suspect who was than booked into Imperial County Jail on multiple charges. The El Centro Police Department , Imperial County Sheriff's Office and California Highway are still investigating the incident.