Authorities are investigating after a 7-year-old boy was found shot to death in Lancaster Thursday.

Los Angeles County deputies responded to a home on the 44100 block of Dahlia Street at around 3:46 p.m.

Inside, deputies found a 7-year-old boy with a critical gunshot wound. Despite life-saving measures, he was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.

The circumstances leading up to his death remain unclear. However, LASD said no foul play is suspected.

Inside the home, another child and an adult were located and are being interviewed by detectives.

No further details were released as the incident remains under investigation.

A motorist on a Southern California freeway who made the decision to evade an officer with the California Highway Patrol at “an extremely high rate of speed” was taken into custody days later, officials announced.  

It’s unclear exactly when the incident occurred, with CHP only describing it as “recently,” but the driver was spotted in the express lanes of the 405 Freeway by an officer moments before using the center divider to pass other vehicles.  

“When our officer attempted to make an enforcement stop, the driver fled while continuing to drive recklessly,” CHP said in a post to Instagram. “Due to the extreme speeds and the reckless nature of the fleeing vehicle, the driver ultimately eluded our officer.”  

The suspect likely thought he had gotten away, but investigators with CHP continued to work on identifying the man.  

“In the days that followed, the investigation continued,” CHP said. “With the use of cameras in the area and other law enforcement resources, our officers were able to locate the driver and the vehicle involved.”  

In photos released by CHP, the male suspect can be seen as he’s taken into custody and searched near his vehicle in what appears to be a parking lot. 

“The safety of the motoring public is of the utmost concern. Poor decisions behind the wheel have negative consequences,” officials added.  

The man, who has not been identified, was arrested, his vehicle towed and impounded and he now faces multiple felony charges.  

Authorities released new details Thursday about a pursuit and shooting involving sheriff’s deputies that left the 15 Freeway shut down through the Cajon Pass for approximately 13 hours this week.

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department says the events began just after 7:30 p.m. Monday when deputies from the Victor Valley Station were sent to a disturbance call at a home in the 6100 block of Outpost Road in the unincorporated area of Hesperia.

Arriving deputies were told that 39-year-old Robert Brown had assaulted his spouse and taken her cell phone before leaving in his blue Infinity sedan.

Brown’s vehicle was spotted about two hours later by deputies from the Hesperia Police Department near Main Street and Topaz Avenue in Hesperia, the Sheriff’s Department stated.

Brown did not yield to an attempted traffic stop and instead led deputies on a long pursuit through public streets and onto the 15 Freeway.

After heading south into the Rancho Cucamonga/Fontana area, Brown turned back and headed northbound on the 15 until spike strips and several PIT maneuvers finally brought the pursuit to an end around 10 p.m. near Highway 138.

“During the pursuit, Brown fled from deputies in a reckless manner, driving at high speeds, failing to stop at stop signs, and putting the public in danger,” the Sheriff’s Department stated.

Shortly after the chase ended, a “lethal force encounter occurred” and Brown was taken to a local hospital for treatment, according to the Sheriff’s Department.

The incident and subsequent investigation left the freeway closed until 11:30 a.m. the following day and caused a 4-hour delay for commuters.

Brown was later booked on multiple charges including inflicting corporal injury on a spouse, robbery, and felony evading with disregard for safety.