LOS ANGELES, California — Four men were arrested and two rifles and a handgun were recovered after a shooting involving police near Watts, authorities said Saturday, according to MyNewsLA, reporting the Los Angeles Police Department's account. ABC7 also reported that four people were arrested after a South Los Angeles chase ended with gunfire, citing the LAPD.

Source: MyNewsLA, Oct. 24, 2026

Officers were dispatched at about 10:50 p.m. on Friday, October 23, to a report of a man with a rifle in the area of Central Avenue and 96th Street, according to the LAPD's Media Relations Division. The officers saw a male suspect outside a vehicle armed with a rifle near Avalon Boulevard and Century Boulevard. They made a U-turn, and the suspect entered a vehicle and fled. Officers pursued the vehicle, which had four occupants, police said.

Source: MyNewsLA, Oct. 24, 2026

"Near 96th Street and Pace Avenue, the driver abruptly stopped, and an officer-involved shooting occurred. Two occupants fled on foot; the other two remained in the vehicle and were taken into custody without incident," police said. Scene reporting from Key News, dated October 23, also placed an officer-involved shooting near Pace Avenue and 96th Street following a pursuit involving a man reported armed with a rifle.

Source: Key News scene video, Oct. 23, 2026

"Officers established a perimeter. With assistance from LAPD K-9, the two individuals who fled were located and taken into custody without further incident. No suspects were struck by gunfire, and no officers or community members were injured," the department added. Police said they recovered two rifles and a handgun at the scene, and the LAPD's Force Investigation Division is investigating the incident. The men were not named in the report, and no charges were listed in it.

Source: MyNewsLA, Oct. 24, 2026