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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A man who led authorities on a chase Friday in a reported stolen pickup truck was shot by police after he ran inside a building in downtown Los Angeles.
The chase began about 12:15 p.m. Friday near Washington Boulevard and Vermont Avenue, in the Exposition Park area, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers pursued the truck on surface streets until the vehicle stopped about a 40 minutes later near Paloma Street and Pico Boulevard. Video from the scene showed the suspect abandoning the pickup truck and running into a commercial building.
Police said shots were fired to assist with subduing the suspect. However, the details surrounding the shooting remain unclear.
Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics transported the suspect, believed to be in his 30s, to a hospital in unknown condition.
According to police, no officers or any other individuals sustained injuries from the chase or shooting.