A stolen Chevrolet Corvette touched off a multi-county crime spree in the Bay Area that ended with a police sergeant shot, a suspect dead, and more than 30 rounds exchanged in a single gunfight. The chaos began on January 17 and stretched across several jurisdictions before it was over.
How the Chase Began
Officers were first called out after a red Corvette was reported stolen. As law enforcement worked to locate the vehicle, the suspect drove into the Bay Area, where a string of robberies broke out along the way. Investigators eventually picked up the car’s trail using a license plate reader in San Jose, which triggered the first pursuit.
A Pattern of Violence
Police identified the driver as 30-year-old Mohamed Husien. According to investigators, this wasn’t his first run-in involving a Corvette — Husien had previously been tied to an armed carjacking of a green Corvette, suggesting a pattern of targeting the sports car and using force to get it.
Husien’s stolen Corvette was disabled during the initial pursuit, but the situation didn’t end there. He exchanged gunfire with deputies on scene, then carjacked another vehicle at gunpoint and fled a second time, heading back toward San Jose with officers in pursuit once again.
The Fatal Second Pursuit
The second chase came to a violent end near the intersection of Julian and Terrain streets. Officers attempting to stop Husien were met with another exchange of gunfire, and by the time it was over, more than 30 rounds had been fired between the two sides. Husien was killed at the scene, and a responding sergeant was struck and wounded.
The injured sergeant was taken to a hospital for treatment. Authorities said afterward that he was in good spirits despite his injuries, and colleagues described his reaction in the aftermath as focused on his family rather than himself — a reminder of the personal risk officers take on during incidents like this one.
Aftermath and Investigation
Police officials said the spree showed a repeated disregard for public safety, spanning multiple counties and involving armed confrontations, stolen vehicles, and robberies that put drivers, residents, and officers at risk throughout. Community members and law enforcement groups rallied behind the wounded sergeant and his family in the days that followed.
The investigation into the full sequence of events remains active as authorities piece together exactly how the spree unfolded from start to finish.