One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
This is an archival story that predates current editorial management.
This archival content was written, edited, and published prior to LAist's acquisition by its current owner, Southern California Public Radio ("SCPR"). Content, such as language choice and subject matter, in archival articles therefore may not align with SCPR's current editorial standards. To learn more about those standards and why we make this distinction, please click here.
Police Kill Suspect After Car Chase Shootout
LAPD Squad Car (File photo by Steve Lyon via the LAist Featured Photos pool on Flickr)
Police shot and killed a man early this morning after a wild car chase shootout around Cypress Park, during which an assault suspect fired a shotgun at police and LAPD officers returned fire.
Police saw a man they suspected of an October attack sitting in a pickup truck at Broadway and Griffith around 11:45 pm Saturday. But when they tried to pull him over, he fired a shotgun at them and drove off, the LAPD told City News Service. The suspect fired at officers twice more as police gave chase, and officers returned fire.
Finally, after a 15-minute chase, officers stopped the suspect's car with a PIT maneuver - the police tactic of nudging a suspect's car with a police car, causing the suspect's car to swerve out of control.
The suspect then leveled the shotgun at officers again and officers shot him dead, police told CNS. The man's name has not yet been released.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
