The search stems from an incident that started Tuesday night and carried into Wednesday morning. Officers responded to the Florence neighborhood after receiving a call about a man with a gun.
The suspect, 42-year-old Ezequiel Garcia, was seen armed with a rifle in the area of 69th Street and Avalon Boulevard.
Armed suspect gets away after overnight SWAT search in South LA neighborhood
When officers arrived, Garcia ran away and into a junkyard. Authorities surrounded the area and searched for him, but hours later later determined that he had managed to get away.
Garcia is currently on active parole for murder and should be considered armed and dangerous, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Anyone with information is urged to contact detectives at (323) 846-6547.