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.
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 down the driveway toward the street, where police were waiting. Video from the scene showed the suspect then raise both arms, apparently with guns in both hands pointed toward officers, prompting a shooting that left the suspect on the ground.
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.
ABC7 reported that two guns were found on the scene near the wounded suspect, who was eventually treated by paramedics and wheeled on a gurney toward an ambulance to be taken to a hospital.
It was unclear what precipitated the pursuit. KCAL9 reported that the suspect may have been following a DASH bus in the San Pedro area, prompting the bus driver, who was acquainted with the suspect, to call police.