LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Police found the car of a Louisville homicide victim Monday morning more than 1,000 miles away in Miami, Florida.
At about noon on Sunday, Louisville Metro Police were dispatched to the 800 block of Inverness Avenue, according to an LMPD news release. Officers on scene discovered a man who was "obviously deceased" from apparent injuries due to blunt force trauma, authorities said.
UPDATE: LMPD has charged the person of interest with murder. Details here.
The Jefferson County Coroner later identified the victim as Alain Garcia Perez, 45, of Louisville.
Investigators discovered Perez's car was also missing. The following morning, the car was found in Florida after a police chase ended in a crash, according to WPLG, an ABC affiliate in Florida.
According to Miami-Dade police, a man was driving the victim's red Chevrolet Camaro when officers spotted the vehicle and attempted a felony stop. Police received information from the FBI saying the subject may have been spotted in the area.
Authorities said when officers stopped and approached the vehicle, the driver hit the gas and fled the scene. The driver struck several cars during the police chase. The chase ended when the driver lost control of the vehicle and flipped over.
"He was trapped inside, fire rescue was able to extricate him out [and] airlift him to Ryder Trauma Center where he is listed in stable condition,” Detective Alvaro Zabaleta, a police spokesperson said.
Police said the driver struck a total of six vehicles.
The driver is set to be extradited back to Louisville once released from the hospital.
LMPD is considering the driver of the vehicle in Florida a "person of interest" in this case.
If anyone has any information regarding this case, you're asked to call LMPD's anonymous tip line at (502) 574-LMPD.
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