Los Angeles Police Department officers opened fire on a shooting suspect in South LA, sparking a chase that ended with the arrest of two people Thursday evening.
They shot and wounded the suspect near East 92nd Street and Hooper Avenue in the Florence-Graham neighborhood of South LA, the LAPD said. The suspect then led officers on a chase that ended six miles away in Compton, near the intersection of East Compton Boulevard and South Bullis Road.
The person shot by officers is being treated at a hospital in unknown condition, police said.
Aerial footage taken just after 7 p.m. shows several patrol cars at the scene in Compton.
According to LAPD, two people were taken into custody after the chase ended. However, no further details about these individuals or the circumstances surrounding the police shooting have been released by the LAPD.
No information has also been released about the suspect shot by police or the alleged shooting they are accused of.
