Hit-and-run on 134 Freeway in Eagle Rock leads to manhunt, police shooting armed homeowner

EAGLE ROCK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A hit-and-run on the 134 Freeway in Eagle Rock Tuesday afternoon led to a manhunt that ended in an arrest and Los Angeles police shooting an armed homeowner amid the chaos.

A three-vehicle crash was reported at around 3 p.m. on the eastbound 134 Freeway. Several lanes near north Figueroa Street were shut down for hours as a result, causing a major traffic backup. Three suspects involved in the serious crash ran from the scene.

One of them, a male suspect believed to be the driver, was seen running out of the car.

Witness Guy Vans said he saw one of the suspects run down the freeway.

"I got out of my car. I chased him down the side of the freeway, across the freeway, over a couple fences," Vans said.

The suspect then ran into a backyard on Waldo Place where he was seen watering plants in just his boxers. He was taken into custody at around 4:20 p.m.

The two other suspects involved in the crash remain at large.

A passenger of one of the other cars was taken to a local hospital with moderate injuries following the crash.

While the bizarre manhunt was underway, a female homeowner walked out of her house on Eagle Vista Drive carrying a gun.

LAPD opened fire and struck her in the shoulder. It is unclear if the woman fired her weapon.

Police say officers gave the woman repeated commands to drop the gun.

The woman and a babysitter came out of the house with their hands up. The homeowner was then taken to a hospital. Her injury was considered non-life-threatening.

Moments later, a young boy who was also in the home when the gunfire erupted came out with his hands up.

No officers were hurt during the incident.

The Los Angeles Police Department, the California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Fire Department responded to the scene.