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# Two police shots fired at fleeing suspect
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/two-police-shots-fired-at-fleeing-suspect/
- Published: 2006-10-02T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T21:29:56.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Crime, Promenade, #archive-import

*Victim in serious condition after suffering brutal beating*

*By DAILY PRESS STAFF*

THIRD STREET PROMENADE — A Santa Monica police officer fired twice at a fleeing suspect who had allegedly taken part in the beating of a man just off the Third Street Promenade early Saturday.

No one was shot in the incident, which led to three suspects being taken into custody by police.

At around 12:25 a.m. Saturday morning, officers responded to the 300 block of Santa Monica Boulevard regarding a fight in progress. When officers arrived, they spotted three men beating a male victim. One of the assailants was kicking the victim in the head, while another suspect was then spotted attempting to stab a second victim with a knife, police said.

As officers intervened, the three suspects — each later identified as a resident of Denver, Colo. — fled on foot. One man was arrested after a brief foot chase. A second suspect was located in the area and arrested without incident.

The third suspect jumped into a vehicle parked nearby. An officer ordered the man to surrender, but he refused, prompting the officer to fire two shots at the suspect in an attempt to arrest him, according to police.

The suspect was not hit and drove away from the scene. He was arrested moments later by police.

The suspects were identified as Steven Casados, 26, Louis Casados, 37, and 18-year-old Anthony Vasquez. They were all booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

The victim was transported to an area hospital, where he was listed in serious condition with head trauma and abrasions.

The investigation is on-going and is being handled by the Robbery-Homicide Unit.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on October 2, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/100206.pdf?ref=smdp.com)