Suspect livestreams shootout with Los Angeles police

This image from video provided by KABC-TV shows the scene where a Los Angeles police officer was shot following the pursuit of a homicide suspect ending in El Segundo, Calif., on the border of neighboring Hawthorne, Thursday, June 29, 2017. Officials say the suspect was being pursued by a multi-agency task force but couldn't immediately provide additional details. Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said the officer was wounded in the hip and will recover. The suspect was also shot and wounded. (KABC-TV via AP)

By Associated Press June 30, 2017 2 min read

LOS ANGELES (AP) – A homicide suspect livestreamed on Facebook as he traded gunfire with police, eventually shooting a Los Angeles SWAT officer before a police round struck him, a law enforcement official said.

The official was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Both the suspect and officer are expected to survive, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said Thursday.

The official said the video, which captured at least part of the encounter, showed the suspect shouting as he pointed a handgun at officers with gunshots ringing around him. At one point he yells that the officers are “about to kill me.”

Police have not released the name of the wounded officer or the suspect.