RogerOn 11/28/18 the Santa Maria Police Department assisted the California Highway Patrol with an arson and death investigation that occurred in the 600 block of East Sunrise. During the course of this investigation, it was discovered that Jovan Evan Davis, a 27 year old resident of Santa Maria, was pronounced as being deceased at the scene of the arson. At this time the cause of Davis’ death is unknown. There was also an unidentified adult female on scene who was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. As of this time, her condition is unknown.
Both the arson and death investigations are still under investigation. Anyone with information on either of these incidents is requested to contact the Santa Maria Police Department Detective Bureau at (805) 928-3781 x 2278.
A California Highway Patrol (CHP) pursuit ended in one suspect’s death and an apartment building fire in Santa Maria on Tuesday.
At approximately 3:00 p.m., a CHP officer attempted to pull over a vehicle when the driver and a passenger fled the scene, according to KEYT.
The vehicle’s occupants, a boyfriend and girlfriend who’s identities are unknown, ended at the Mission Creek Village Apartment in the 600 block of Sunrise Drive. The couple reportedly barricaded themselves inside of a room and set a bed on fire.
The boyfriend died on the scene while the girlfriend is being treated for her injuries. No other information has been released.
Reported by Roger the Scanner Guy
Structure Fire with possible victims in the 600 Block of Sunrise Drive in Santa Maria.
Holy moly!!
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UPDATE (8:43 p.m.) – CHP confirms a fire at an apartment complex stemmed from a chase earlier in the day, and officers say the suspect is dead.
CHP says a driver was speeding, and officers tried to pull him over, but he led them on a chase. Investigators say the man then parked his car in a restaurant parking lot, ran into an apartment complex, and went into an apartment where his girlfriend was. It’s unclear if his girlfriend lived in the apartment.
CHP officers found the car, which was registered to the owners of the apartment the man ran into. Investigators say it was registered to the mom of the man’s girlfriend.
Officers say the man barricaded himself and his girlfriend in the apartment. They say her parents later showed up and let officers inside.
At that point, investigators say the man lit a pile of clothes on fire on top of a bed, and then barricaded himself and his girlfriend inside a bathroom.
Officers had to leave because the flames were getting too dangerous.
They say the man died because of the fire, and his girlfriend was transported to a local hospital. She is expected to be okay.
Investigators say the man who died was in his early twenties.
A KSBY crew at the scene saw a firefighter being taken into an ambulance, but investigators didn’t have any information on why.
CHP, Santa Maria Police, and Santa Maria fire all responded to the scene.
More information is expected to be released Wednesday.