MILWAUKEE — Four suspects are currently at large after they allegedly stole a car, and hit a bicyclist and three other cars, which crashed and caught on fire near UW-Milwaukee's campus on Thursday, police say.
The chief of the UW-Milwaukee Police Department said his officers were called to a report of a car theft in progress Thursday. Before officers arrived, police say the suspects took off.
Officers attempted a traffic stop, but the driver of the car took off, striking a bicyclist, who luckily only suffered minor injuries.
As officers stopped to help the cyclist, the suspects continued to get away. Eventually, the driver of the car hit three other vehicles before the car came to rest and quickly started on fire at Cramer and Linnwood. It wasn't long before police said the vehicle was "fully engulfed."
Josh Delfield was heading home from class at UWM when he saw massive flames and discovered his car was on top of the pile-up.
"As I got closer, I realized that could be my car and sure enough it was," Delfield said.
Police said preliminary information stated the four suspects included three males and a female with yellow hair.
Video from viewer Antionette Eiland shows the results of the fiery crash:
Video from viewer Sav Canales shows fiery crash:
Only one of those three other vehicles was occupied, and the lone occupant was not hurt.
The suspects were last seen fleeing westbound, according to the police chief.
Police say the investigation is "very active," and they are following up on a number of leads.
This story will be updated.
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