At the scene where he allegedly stabbed someone to death, a suspect was caught on video stealing an ambulance from outside the Downey City Library before leading authorities on a pursuit Saturday morning.

Witnesses said the chaos started around 9:40 a.m. near Brookshire Avenue, close to Downey City Hall and the police department.

Video filmed from the nearby Embassy Suites shows officers on foot and in patrol vehicles chasing the ambulance as the suspect sped out of the library parking lot. A woman watching from the hotel balcony can be heard yelling, “He’s stealing the ambulance!” as sirens blared.

Additional footage obtained by KTLA shows the possible stabbing victim’s body covered with a yellow tarp after paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Unconfirmed witness accounts sugg

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