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She explains that the two were in such close proximity that her driver's side door was alongside that of the suspect's maroon SUV.
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"And then he got out of the car, and eventually he was taken down to the ground by them," says Katie, the woman who witnessed the arrest of 67-year-old Chunli Zhao.
With many being told to shelter-in-place, including nearby Holy Family Children's Center which went into lockdown at around 3:20 p.m., Katie says she only found herself and a photographer at the scene when San Mateo officers took the suspect into custody.
EXCLUSIVE: Video shows police takedown of Half Moon Bay shootings suspect
EXCLUSIVE: Video shows police takedown of Half Moon Bay shootings suspect
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The witness goes into detail about the shocking arrest that took place in what she describes as a "very quiet agricultural community," which can be watched in the video player above.
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