Montebello police fire at vehicle after pursuit in Pico Rivera

Pursuit ends in police shooting in Pico Rivera

A suspect who Montebello Police Department officers shot at after he allegedly tried to run over two of their colleagues is on the loose Tuesday in Pico Rivera.

LOS ANGELES - Montebello police officers fired into a vehicle in the neighboring city of Pico Rivera after the driver reportedly accelerated toward them during an early morning incident on Tuesday. 

The pursuit and shooting

Timeline:

The incident was first reported at about 2 a.m. Tuesday, when Montebello police officers began pursuing a suspect accused of reckless driving.

The pursuit led officers into Pico Rivera. During the chase, a Montebello police officer lost control of their vehicle and sideswiped a curb.

According to Lt. Brandon Contreras, a witness in the area of Paramount Boulevard and Slauson Avenue in Pico Rivera later reported seeing the suspect vehicle parked at the end of a nearby residential street.

The confrontation

What we know:

Officers located the vehicle and walked up to it.

Lt. Contreras stated, "Officers located the vehicle and approached on foot and observed that it was occupied by a solo occupant. The suspect accelerated the vehicle towards the officers, at which time the officers discharged their firearms in an attempt to stop the vehicle from colliding with them."

No officers were injured during the confrontation.

What we don't know:

After the gunfire, the vehicle fled the scene, traveling into Pico Rivera.

The condition of the suspect is currently unknown. 

Authorities have not confirmed whether the solo occupant of the vehicle was injured by the officers' gunfire.