Police arrest 2 assault with deadly weapon suspects following pursuit in South LA
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Authorities are in pursuit of an alleged shooting suspect.
The chase is believed to have began somewhere near the Vermont Square area of South Los Angeles.
Los Angeles Police Department officers in pursuit detailed that the suspect was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon related to a shooting.
The suspect traveled at slow speeds throughout South LA, mainly along Slauson Avenue and S. Vermont Avenue. At one point, police tossed a perfect spike strip, causing the vehicle to come to a stop moments later.
The suspects, the driver and another man in the passenger seat, were both taken into custody without further incident at around 9:34 p.m.
Both suspects taken into custody
Both suspects surrender to officers
After the successful spike strip, the suspect finally came to a stop on S. Vermont Avenue, where both the driver and a person in the passenger seat of the vehicle put their hands out of the window to surrender.
