LAPD pursuit ends in gunfire as police shoot suspect wanted for child abduction in Willowbrook

An LAPD pursuit ended in gunfire on Wednesday in Willowbrook, leaving the suspect hospitalized. 

The chase began at around 2:10 p.m., when Los Angeles Police Department officers began to follow a car "linked to a felony warrant" near 113th Street in Compton, according to a post on X from the department. 

They later disclosed that the warrant was issued for alleged child abduction, but did not provide further details. They attempted to pull the driver over, when he instead sped away and they began the chase.

Officers were pursuing the suspect when he drove onto the 105 Freeway heading eastbound when he "made a U-turn, stopped the vehicle facing the officers, exited, and fled westbound" on foot, another post said. 

As he was running, police claim that he reached into a backpack he was carrying, which prompted them to open fire. 

"At that moment, an officer-involved shooting occurred," police said. "The suspect was struck by gunfire and transported to a local hospital."

He was booked following hospitalization for treatment on the gunshot wounds he suffered. 

On Friday he was identified as 36-year-old Osmin Briseno. 

Police say that there was no weapon found at the scene or inside of the man's backpack. 

No other injuries were reported.