A stolen vehicle pursuit by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) ended violently in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles on Friday afternoon. The pursuit, which began around 11:08 a.m., resulted in a collision at the intersection of Farmdale Avenue and Jefferson Street involving the stolen vehicle, an LAPD squad car, and several other vehicles.
Footage from Sky5 revealed a woman being loaded into an ambulance, but the condition of the officer or officers involved in the crash remains unknown.
The pursuit concluded shortly after the collision, near the corner of 29th Street and Vineyard Avenue. The stolen vehicle, identified as a white Kia Soul, was found wrecked atop a fire hydrant close to a residential property.
As of now, the suspect is still at large and is believed to be in the vicinity of where the pursuit ended. This incident underscores the dangers posed by vehicle theft and high-speed pursuits, and the importance of implementing safe and effective strategies to apprehend suspects.