Shootout Between Deputies, Suspects During Wild Pursuit From Compton To Inglewood; Body Found

INGLEWOOD (CBSLA) —A person was found shot to death in the street after Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies exchanged gunfire with at least one suspect during a pursuit late Wednesday night that wound its way from Compton into Inglewood.

Deputies shut down Manchester Boulevard in Inglewood following a pursuit. July 4, 2019. (CBS2)

According to the sheriff’s department, the incident began when deputies tried to pull over a suspected drunk driver in a black Cadillac Escalade at around 11:20 p.m.

The driver refused to stop, leading to a chase in which at least one or possibly more suspects opened fire on deputies at multiple points during the pursuit, the sheriff’s department said.

During the pursuit, a deputy-involved shooting occurred at about 11:35 p.m. in the 400 block of West Spruce Street in Compton, the sheriff’s department told CBS2. A person was found shot to death in the street at that location.

It’s unclear if that victim was an innocent bystander who got caught in the crossfire, or whether the person was already dead prior to the pursuit.

At the scene of where a person was found shot to death in a Compton street. July 4, 2019. (CBS2)

The chase wound its way onto the 105 Freeway in Inglewood before finally coming to an end in the area of Manchester Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue, where the suspect or suspects abandoned their car and ran.

LASD SWAT teams set up a perimeter as they searched for the suspects. The sheriff’s department said that the SWAT operation ended just before 4:30 a.m. Thursday. At least one person was taken into custody.

A sheriff’s spokesperson told CBS2 there are at least six crime scenes in connection with the pursuit. There was no word of any serious injuries to deputies.

Manchester Boulevard was shut down at Inglewood Avenue as of 6 a.m.  Authorities was asking the public to avoid the area.

UPDATE: #LASD SEB SWAT operation in Inglewood after the end of a LASD Compton Station @ComptonLASD pursuit has concluded. Susps fired numerous rounds into patrol car. Neighborhood safe. Investigation on-going. pic.twitter.com/BVhgKOeFDt

— SEB (@SEBLASD) July 4, 2019

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