Life imitating art imitating life (if you consider videos games art).
The chase started after police responded to a reported shooting and saw the car speeding away from the scene, which led to the chase across Miami which went from suburb to highway to an on foot escape attempt. Seeing as he put so many people's lives in danger, he pretty much deserves the treatment he gets from police when he's eventually arrested.
The entire video is 17 minutes long (because American news is nuts) but you can watch the main action moments below.