Dash and Body Cam Footage Captures Wild L.A. Police Chase Ending in Shooting
Los Angeles Cops Chase Down, Exchange Fire With Suspect In Shocking New Footage
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Los Angeles Police Department
A shocking car chase in Los Angeles ended in a gunfight between LAPD officers and a suspect ... and the whole thing was caught on body cam and dashcam video.
The incident took place on a sunny L.A. afternoon on June 9 in the east Los Angeles neighborhood of Boyle Heights ... kicking off when officers sidled up next to a truck -- and the driver gunned it out of there.
Cops chased the truck onto the freeway and then through several neighborhoods ... before it slammed into a hill -- and a man jumped out and started running down the block.
Two officers hopped out and started chasing the man on foot ... while other cop cars followed him -- until the suspect pulled out what appeared to be a gun from his waistband.
A few gunshots can be heard at first ... before a cacophony of gunfire responds -- the suspect then falls to the ground, apparently shot by the officers.
The suspect -- Marco Flores -- allegedly shot an officer ... though the cop's Kevlar vest saved his life, according to LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell. Flores was in critical condition after the shooting but survived.
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He was charged with four counts of attempted murder of a police officer, seven counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, and several other crimes.
