Updated

Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 9

LAPD Officer Survives Chest Shot After 2:15 p.m. Boyle Heights Pursuit, Suspect Wounded

Updated

Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 9

LAPD Officer Survives Chest Shot After 2:15 p.m. Boyle Heights Pursuit, Suspect Wounded

Q: A police chase ended in gunfire, but what crime was the suspect originally being pursued for?

It was not disclosed. The reporting says authorities have not said what crime or suspected offense originally prompted the pursuit from Vernon. Both the news account and the supplemental material indicate that investigators were still reviewing body-camera footage and the circumstances leading up to the chase. In other words, the reason officers first tried to stop or pursue the suspect was still unclear in the available information. So the direct answer is that the original crime was not identified publicly in the reports provided.

3 articles · Updated · Los Angeles Times · Jun 9

A round struck an LAPD officer in the chest during a gunfight at the end of a stolen-car pursuit in Boyle Heights, but his ballistic vest absorbed the impact and he was listed in stable condition.
The fleeing driver was also hit in the chest after exchanging gunfire with officers near Marietta and Garnet streets around 2:15 p.m.; his condition was not disclosed.
Investigators recovered a gun at the scene and were still trying to determine the sequence of shots, including whether the officer was hit by the suspect or by police gunfire.
The chase began in South Los Angeles and ended with officers apprehending the suspect on the ground, while paramedics took the injured officer and the suspect away in separate ambulances.