ID man the police who killed himself on television after a car chase

A man who stole a car at gunpoint, shot at the Phoenix police and led them on a chase that ended with his suicide broadcast on national television Saturday as a wanted criminal has been identified with a long criminal record. Jodon F. Romero, 33, was wanted for violating his parole for a conviction had many weapons and other violent crimes in the lower police spokesman Sgt. Tommy Thompson. Prada Laptop Bags At the end of an hour to exercise inter-West Phoenix Friday, Romero moved to the desert and shot at him, but it seems that he misses, Thompson said. Romero then left the dirt, put a gun to his head and killed himself. Fox News covered the hunt, which began on Friday afternoon with a helicopter shot live from Phoenix affiliate KSAZ-TV. Anchor Shepard Smith told viewers that the video should be could actually cut off on a delay so if anything went wrong. "We have really messed up, and we are all very sad," Smith said suicide minutes after broadcast. Fox has apologized for showing violence in the air. KSAZ itself was not broadcast hunting. On Saturday, Thompson said police did everything in their power to resolve the situation, but Romero seemed determined spree a crime that began with a small incident where he apparently struck a passing car by hand to keep track of what a Call the police. As officers were in the area south of Phoenix on the way, they learned that the Dodge Caliber sedan was at gunpoint in restaurant parking lot near stolen. They found the car and gave chase, but withdrew when Romero red lights and endanger public, Thompson said. Instead began unmarked cars and a police helicopter to follow him at a distance. Romero leads in an industrial area and found two police units with an officer who speaks next to a car with another officer identified. He turned into her lane and opened fire, missing officers, but by pushing a patrol car. He then got on Interstate 10 west to California at speeds exceeding 100 mph. The police helicopter and unmarked police vehicles, remote monitoring and Fox began his helicopter coverage. Romero shot the police helicopter during the chase, but not taken, Thompson said. About 75 miles west of Phoenix is ​​on the highway and went into the surrounding desert. He finally stopped, got out of the car and went into a dirt road. This is when a police officer fired a shot at him. Although Thompson said it appears to overlook, television pictures showed Romero stumble and fall and feel his chest before waking up in the bushes appear. That's when he was shot in the head. An autopsy will determine if he actually killed by a police officer as well. Thompson said it was clear to the officials that they should stop Romero again a populated area. "Those who take on the police, which is a complete disregard for her shows is to shoot anyone," he said. "And it must be stopped. Even after we pushed it all units marked to go further." Arizona Department of Corrections records show Romero April 2010 to June 2012 was jailed for illegal weapons for a fee.