Police Pursuit Ends in Shootout

South Los Angeles - Police have wounded a driver during a shootout and standoff in South Los Angeles.

Officer Sara Faden says the man was taken into custody shortly before 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, after police armored vehicles surrounded the car on Avalon Boulevard. The man was hospitalized for several gunshot wounds but there's no word on his condition.

Faden says officers tried to stop a possibly stolen vehicle shortly after 10 a.m. and found that people known to use the gray compact were listed as armed and dangerous.

Faden says the car didn't stop but fled, halting in South Los Angeles to let out two men who were later detained.

Faden says the car then drove another 17 blocks and halted, where the driver shot at officers, who returned fire.