Stolen vehicle suspect in standoff with L.A. County sheriff’s deputies at rail yard

Authorities right this moment have been making an attempt to arrest a person who barricaded inside an SUV in a rail yard after dropping management of the car throughout a pursuit.

(KTLA)

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division tactical items are responding to a rail yard in Commerce after a person suspected of driving a stolen SUV led authorities on a high-speed chase from the Downey space earlier than barricading himself contained in the car.

The incident was reported round 2:25 p.m. at a rail yard within the space of Noakes and Calada streets in Commerce, sheriff’s officers mentioned.

Personnel from the division’s Particular Enforcement Bureau have been known as to assist deputies from the Norwalk and East Los Angeles stations, and disaster negotiators have been available and attempting to make contact with the suspect, officers mentioned.

Deputies started chasing the suspect, who was driving a black SUV, round 2:10 p.m. on the northbound 5 Freeway close to Downey, KABC-TV Channel 7 reported.

The person led authorities on a high-speed chase by way of Montebello and South Gate, the place he acquired off the freeway and onto floor streets, driving in opposition to visitors at instances.

The SUV crashed by way of a chain-link fence and went onto practice tracks within the space of Noakes Road and South Hicks Avenue within the Commerce space, after which went westbound on the tracks till the entrance passenger facet tire of the SUV turned dislodged.

He exited the SUV and appeared to try to leap onto a passing practice, however turned and ran towards a fence on Noakes Road between Calada and Calzona streets.

The person turned from the fence as soon as deputies arrived on the opposite facet and made his approach again to the SUV.

Extra deputies arrived and started staging within the space with weapons drawn as the person blocked the windshield of the SUV with a solar shade.

The standoff continued Friday night.

Additional info was not instantly obtainable from the Sheriff’s Division.

Anybody with details about the incident is requested to name the division’s Compton Station at (310) 605-6500.

Metropolis Information Service contributed to this report.

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