LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A man wanted for attempted murder was arrested Friday after leading authorities on about a two-hour chase along surface streets in the Westchester, Inglewood and South Los Angeles areas -- at one point getting out of one vehicle when it became disabled and speeding away in another before it stopped in the Torrance area, and he was taken into custody along with the second vehicle's driver and a third occupant.
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The chase began about noon in the area of 99th Street and Avalon Boulevard in the South Los Angeles area, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The suspect, driving in a silver pickup truck, led officers on a chase to the Westchester area, taking a circuitous route along Century Boulevard and then heading back again along Imperial Highway and Aviation Boulevard.
Along the way, the pickup truck's right front tire became flat, but the suspect kept going.
Shortly before 1 p.m., the truck stopped in the Inglewood area, and the male driver and two female passengers got out and ran from the vehicle.
The man then got into the passenger side of a nearby SUV that was driven by a woman, and it sped off. The fate of the two passengers in the pickup truck was unclear. The SUV driver then led officers on a chase to the south Los Angeles area.
By about 1:30 p.m., the chase was in the area of Figueroa and 50th streets, and by 2 p.m., the chase was in the area of Western Avenue and 221st Street in Torrance.
Shortly after 2 p.m., the SUV stopped near Vermont Avenue and Belson Street, and the male suspect got out of the passenger side and ran a short distance before being arrested by officers. The woman driving the vehicle also was taken into custody, along with the third occupant.
It was not immediately clear if the driver of the SUV and the other occupant of that vehicle were accomplices or victims of a carjacking.
Information was not immediately available on the suspect's name, or on specifics about the crime for which he was wanted.
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