Suspect dies after being pursued by man he allegedly robbed at gunpoint in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES ( KTLA ) — A suspect who allegedly robbed another man at a Los Angeles gas station was killed in a crash after the victim pursued him.

Initial reports later confirmed by the Los Angeles Police Department indicate a 21-year-old man was at a gas station in the city’s West Adams neighborhood on Saturday evening when a group of armed men approached and robbed him.

The alleged suspects then fled the scene in a white sedan, and the victim gave chase in a Mercedes-Benz SUV.

Sometime during the pursuit, the man rammed his SUV into the suspects’ sedan, causing it to lose control and smash into a light pole, according to video from the scene obtained by Nexstar’s KTLA.

One of the suspects, said to be the driver of the sedan, was killed in the collision.

After the crash, the other suspects were reportedly able to escape the wreckage and opened fire at the 21-year-old before running away. At least one of them was found hiding in a nearby backyard by a K9 unit and was taken into custody, preliminary information indicates.

The robbery victim stayed at the scene following the crash and cooperated with police; it is not known if he was injured or what he initially had stolen from him.

The incident is now being investigated as a homicide, LAPD said, but it is unclear if the original robbery victim was in custody.

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