Los Angeles Police Department officers were in pursuit of shooting suspects in the East LA area on Tuesday night when the suspects' vehicle suddenly veered off the freeway and crashed in the San Gabriel Valley.

LAPD officers told CBS News Los Angeles that the suspects were wanted for a shooting that happened at around 10 p.m. near Blanchard Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood. They say that the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the neck.

A department helicopter was able to spot the vehicle as it fled from the spot of the shooting and was able to relay the information to ground units, who initiated the chase. Police said that the pursuit continued along City Terrace surface streets for a while as the suspect drove at slow speeds. Despite the slow speeds, the suspect continued to dri

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