Overview
- Gunfire in Pomona’s Monterey and Garey area in the afternoon left multiple people dead or wounded, and police opened a homicide investigation.
- CHP units later spotted a black Kia they said matched the vehicle wanted in the shooting and tried to stop it near Castaic Lake when the driver fled.
- The pursuit reached freeway speeds of about 85 mph, crossed multiple jurisdictions and included the driver briefly going off road and discarding items from the car.
- Officers deployed a spike strip on West Avenue K and then used a PIT maneuver near 20th Street West to stop the Kia, after which video shows the driver surrendering and being taken into custody.
- Authorities identified the arrested man as 48‑year‑old Robert Galtman and booking records show he was held on suspicion of the killings with a high bail; investigators have not released a full account of motive or all victim conditions.