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Three people were arrested on Tuesday following a hit-and-run crash on an Eagle Rock-area freeway that led to an officer-involved shooting after one of the drivers ran into a residential neighborhood.
Law enforcement entities responded to a three-vehicle crash on the 134 East Freeway off Figueroa Street just after 3 p.m. There, one of the drivers ditched their car and ran into a residential neighborhood on Eagle Vista Drive.
That person then ran inside a home in the neighborhood, where officers were met with an armed woman who came out of the same residence. Police officers fired at the woman and the gunfire hit her shoulder. It’s not known if she shot back.
A hit-and-run crash led to an officer-involved shooting after officers responded to the incident on the 134 Freeway near Eagle Rock. Eliana Moreno reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, April 8, 2025.
Officials were able to arrest the armed woman after more than an hour. They also detained a second woman believed to be connected with the home. Both women were released later in the evening.
Police also arrested the driver believed to have been involved in the hit-and-run. NewsChopper 4 was over the scene during the arrest and captured a man in his boxers being taken into custody.
The identities of those who were arrested have not been released.
It’s unclear what led up to the crash on the freeway. One person was hurt in the crash and was hospitalized with moderate injuries.
Police are still searching for two other men involved in the hit-and-run.
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