Four Arrested Following Chase, Officer-Involved Shooting

LOS ANGELES, CA — Four men were arrested and two rifles and a handgun were recovered after a shooting involving police near Watts, authorities said Saturday.

Officers were dispatched at about 10:50 p.m. Friday to a report of a man with a rifle in the area of Central Avenue and 96th Street, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Media Relations Division.

The officers saw a male suspect outside a vehicle armed with a rifle near Avalon and Century boulevards. They made a U-turn and the suspect entered a vehicle and fled. Officers pursued the vehicle, which had four occupants.

"Near 96th Street and Pace Avenue, the driver abruptly stopped, and an officer-involved shooting occurred. Two occupants fled on foot; the other two remained in the vehicle and were taken into custody without incident," police said.

"Officers established a perimeter. With assistance from LAPD K-9, the two individuals who fled were located and taken into custody without further incident. No suspects were struck by gunfire, and no officers or community members were injured," the department added.

Police allegedly recovered two rifles and a handgun at the scene. The LAPD's Force Investigation Division is investigating the incident.