A stolen car chased ended near Cal Poly Pomona on Thursday afternoon, triggering a shelter in place for students at the University Village, a campus spokeswoman said.
The campus itself is not under lockdown, Emily Velasco said. University Village, the school's student housing, is about a 15-minute walk to the campus, she said.
The chase started at around 4:30 p.m., Dep. Trina Schrader with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Information Bureau said. The chase ended near University Village and three to four suspects fled, she said.
A containment has been set up and the search for suspects is ongoing as of 5:30 p.m., Schrade said. The university is advising students lock all doors and windows and shelter in place, Velasco said.
A witness said one of the suspects was possibly armed with a pistol, Velasco said, but the sheriff's department was not able to confirm that.
No information was available on how the chase started or the make and model of the car. No description of the suspect was available at this time.
