LOS ANGELES (CNS) - Police fatally shot a Friday during a confrontation that followed a vehicle pursuit in downtown Los Angeles, and a search was continuing for two other suspects.
The shooting occurred around 12:50 a.m. near a freeway overpass in the area of 16th Street and Maple Avenue, just north of the Santa Monica (10) Freeway, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesman told City News Service.
Officers began pursuing the three suspects in a vehicle shortly after midnight near Manchester Avenue and the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway. According to the LAPD, officers noticed one of the suspects had a handgun inside the vehicle.
The suspects got on the freeway, with the driver traveling at high rates of speed before transitioning to the eastbound 10 Freeway, then exiting at Maple and ultimately bailing out of the vehicle, police said.
The officers began chasing the suspects on foot and at some point two officers opened fire on one of the men, striking him multiple times. The suspect was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
According to Fox11, a gun was recovered at the scene.
No officers were injured during the shooting, according to the LAPD.
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