7 injured in multi-vehicle crash in South Los Angeles
Police are trying to find a felony hit-and-run driver who’s believed to be armed and harmful after a multi-vehicle crash Monday in Baldwin Hills that injured not less than seven individuals.
The incident occurred within the 3500 block of Potomac Avenue, close to Obama Boulevard, simply after 4 p.m.
Officers with the Los Angeles Police Division had been in a foot pursuit with the felony hit-and-run suspect, who’s described as a Black male, roughly 25-35 years outdated, with a heavy construct and dreadlocks. The person was final seen carrying a white shirt, mild coloured denims and needs to be thought-about armed and harmful, LAPD instructed KTLA.
A police perimeter has been arrange within the space whereas the search continues.
One other particular person has been taken into custody, although police mentioned it’s at the moment unclear how that particular person was concerned within the incident.
It’s unclear precisely what led as much as the crash, however aerial footage from Sky5 confirmed 4 autos concerned within the collision, together with one automobile that was overturned within the entrance yard of a close-by residence. All 4 autos had vital injury.
Medical personnel with the Los Angeles Fireplace Division responded to the scene and took seven individuals to the hospital in unknown circumstances.