A driver wanted in connection with a shooting led officers on a dangerous pursuit through Westchester, South LA and Inglewood before coming to a dramatic stop in the middle of a busy street during peak traffic hour and surrendering.
Three people were arrested Friday following a pursuit in a stolen vehicle out of South Los Angeles. Two men were in the vehicle and were wanted for a shooting, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The reckless driver put several other lives in danger as they weaved in between vehicles during the height of SoCal's traffic hour. Cutting other drivers off during the chase, the pursuit suspect zoomed past red lights, drove on the wrong side of the lanes and at times, drove at excess speeds.
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At one point, the driver crashed into another vehicle near a parking lot and continued taking off.
The pursuit came to an end just before 6 p.m. when the driver stopped their vehicle in the middle of the road near the intersection of Crenshaw and 66th Street. Both of the vehicle's occupants ran out of the car and one of them was seen running erratically on the busy street before ultimately surrendering to officers.
The other occupant ran toward an area motel. LAPD said that man tossed evidence over a fence and onto the lot of a few homes off Crenshaw Boulevard. Coincidentally, detectives said they were investigating one of the homes where the second man threw a gun. A man at that address was wanted for robbery.
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Details on the shooting that was connected with the chase were not immediately available.
