An alleged domestic violence suspect led police on a chase Tuesday from San Pedro to the West Adams area, where he calmly exited his car, walked toward police and pointed a pair of guns at officers, resulting in a shooting that left the suspect and one other person injured.
The chase began about 12:25 p.m. near Gaffey and 19th streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Police told reporters at the scene that the suspect apparently began following a DASH bus in the San Pedro area, prompting the bus driver, who was acquainted with the suspect, to call police.
Officers chased the suspect in a white Maserati on the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway and then on surface streets in the Ladera Heights area and eventually into a residential neighborhood near West and Jefferson boulevards.
The suspect then pulled into a driveway, parked the car behind an apartment building and casually walked back along the driveway toward the street, where police were waiting. Video from the scene showed the suspect then raising both arms, apparently with guns in both hands pointed toward officers, who returned fire, leaving the suspect injured.
A female who appeared to be approaching the suspect from the apartment building when the shooting broke out was later treated by paramedics on the scene for what officers called a gunshot wound to an arm. Two other females were also detained at the scene, although their involvement was unclear.
Two guns were seen on the ground near the suspect, along with a large amount of blood. Dozens of evidence markers — likely the locations of shell casings — were on the ground near the suspect and on the street where officers were situated.
The suspect was eventually treated by paramedics and wheeled on a gurney toward an ambulance to be taken to a hospital. His condition was unknown.
A woman who lives in the apartment building where the shooting occurred told reporters the suspect’s parents live at the location and the suspect has been there before.
“I just know them in passing, and it’s just a simple `hello,’ and he’s always been kind,” the woman said. “And his parents are kind. I’ve never seen any (arguments), hollering, screaming, anything. Of course, that’s his mom’s house, so I don’t know if he would have done anything somewhere else. But as far as when I see him, he’s always nice. They always speak. And this is just horrible.”