A man wanted for attempted murder was leading authorities on a chase along surface streets in the Westchester, Inglewood and South Los Angeles areas Friday, at one point getting out of one vehicle when it became disabled and speeding away in another.
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, 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 commandeered an SUV and sped off. The fate of the two passengers was unclear.
The suspect 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.