Los Angeles: Wild Wrong-Way Pursuit Ends With Shots Fired, Barricaded Subject

03.29.2019 | 7:30 PM | LOS ANGELES – A man was in custody after leading officers on a wild pursuit that involving ramming police vehicles and driving wrong-way on a busy freeway, Friday night.

Officers responded to reports of a reckless driver in the Sunland area around 7:30 PM.

Units attempted to stop the vehicle but the driver failed to yield.

A wild pursuit ensued as the driver struck police and civilian vehicles while attempting to flee.

Eventually the suspect entered northbound lanes of the I-5 Freeway going southbound.

The driver plowed through a police roadblock at which point an officer involving shooting occurred.

Undetermined the man continued to drive wrong-way against traffic before colliding with a vehicle and prompting a barricade situation.

Using less-than-lethal rounds officers subdued the suspect who was found to be in possession of a six-inch knife.

The freeway was closed for hours while authorities investigated the circumstances surrounding the pursuit and use-of-force incidents.

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