Updated: Los Angeles Car Chase Turns Into Shootout With Police

A domestic violence suspect enters into a shootout with police in Los Angeles.

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A police chase in Los Angeles on Friday turned into a wild shootout with deputies on the street, CBS Los Angeles reports

Police pursued the possible domestic violence suspect in his white SUV for half an hour as the man narrowly missed pedestrians and a skateboarder. The man got out of the vehicle, pointed a gun at officers and fired, causing them to shoot back, according to live video footage. 

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The man was wounded in the shooting, and apparently collapsed on the porch of a nearby home where he barricaded himself and was still armed until authorities surrounded him and he surrendered.  

No law enforcement officers were injured. The shooting was captured on live TV from the station's helicopter. 

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