Overview
- Officers responded around 1 a.m. to reports of a shooting near 7th Street and Central Avenue.
- Investigators say an argument escalated when a man pulled a handgun and fired multiple rounds toward people in the area.
- Units from LAPD’s Newton and Central divisions located a white SUV and initiated a short pursuit around the produce market.
- Video shows the SUV driving erratically and attempting to ram patrol cars before crashing near Alameda and Bay streets.
- Two officers and the suspect were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, the market was briefly locked down, at least one person was detained, and no suspect identity or charges have been released.