A man wanted in connection with a homicide in Riverside County was shot and killed during an officer-involved shooting on the Newport Beach Pier after driving onto the pier while fleeing from police Saturday morning,

Police fatally shot a homicide suspect during a confrontation on the Newport Beach Pier early Saturday following a high-speed chase that began in Santa Ana, authorities said.

As shocked bystanders ran for cover and bullets flew, police shot and killed an armed homicide suspect Saturday morning during a pursuit that ended with police cars trailing the man as he drove along the Newport Beach Pier.

Police shot and killed a man accused of murder early Saturday morning on a popular pier in Orange County. According to the Santa Ana Police Department, its officers were contacted by an outside agency to help apprehend a homicide suspect.