LAPD Pursuit Ends in Koreatown Shooting and Suspect’s Arrest

Los Angeles police pursued a pickup truck from the Westlake area to Koreatown after officers believed the driver was armed. The Rampart Division started following the truck around 3rd Street and Rampart Boulevard. Police described it as a slow-speed chase.

Officers deployed spike strips, which disabled the truck. The chase concluded in the vicinity of Berendo Street and 1st Street, where LAPD confirmed that officers were involved in a shooting. The incident was also described as an exchange of gunfire.

Authorities detained the driver and brought him to a hospital. His condition was not immediately known. No officers were injured. Police cordoned off the neighborhood as they investigated the circumstances of the shooting.