A possible domestic violence suspect led police on a brief chase from South Los Angeles to South Gate Monday, resulting in a standoff that saw the driver waving a butcher knife before tossing it out of the vehicle and later being taken into custody.
The man, who is in his 40s, was suspected of a restraining order violation related to possible domestic violence, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers began chasing him about 7:15 a.m. in the 300 block of East 92nd Street.
The chase ended when he pulled into a driveway on Elizabeth Street in South Gate around 7:25 a.m.
He refused to get out of the vehicle, which was quickly boxed in and surrounded by police, until around 7:50 a.m.
Officers used less-lethal rounds on the man in an effort to gain compliance, according to reports from the scene.
At one point, the suspect got out and then reentered the vehicle, but backed over a spike strip that was placed behind the rear tires.
The man eventually surrendered and was taken into custody.