Kidnapping Suspect Taken Into Custody After Pursuit and Officer-Involved Shooting in South LA
W 85th St & S Vermont Ave
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Summary
- A man has been arrested after a kidnapping outside a grocery store in Santa Monica that also led to an officer-involved shooting during a police pursuit, per officials.
- On Saturday, May 17, at approximately 12:14 a.m., officers responded to the Vons on Wilshire Boulevard after a woman was allegedly forced into a vehicle by Jorge Luis Vega, 32, of Los Angeles, in the parking lot.
- Vega also allegedly threatened a witness who attempted to intervene. Police said Vega and the victim were known to one another and had been in a dating relationship.
- Later that day, the victim was located in the city of Beaumont. She was no longer with Vega and was contacted by law enforcement.
- In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 18, officers located Vega in Los Angeles. He fled in a vehicle, prompting a pursuit that ended in the 900 block of West 85th Street, where an officer-involved shooting occurred, police said. Vega was taken into custody at the scene.
- No officers were injured, and no gunshot injuries were reported.
- Vega was booked on suspicion of kidnapping, criminal threats, brandishing a firearm, rape, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. The investigation is ongoing.
Timeline
The suspect has been charged with kidnapping, brandishing a firearm, rape, and other criminal offenses.
Police have identified the suspect arrested as 32-year-old Jorge Luis Vega.
No officers were injured, and officials have not yet released the suspect’s identity as the investigation remains ongoing.
Police also confirmed that the adult kidnapping victim had already been located safely prior to the pursuit and was not involved in the shooting incident.
Video and reports from the scene showed officers establishing a large containment area while multiple units responded to assist.
Following the pursuit, an officer-involved shooting occurred at the scene, according to police. Authorities said the suspect was not struck by gunfire and was ultimately taken into custody.
Officials say the incident began around 3:15 a.m. when officers located a suspect connected to an ongoing kidnapping investigation somewhere in Los Angeles. Authorities said the suspect fled in a vehicle, leading officers on a pursuit that ended near the 900 block of West 85th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood.
A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports that Santa Monica Police Department officers took a kidnapping suspect into custody following a pursuit and officer-involved shooting early Monday morning.
Police have set up a containment zone near 85th Street and S Vermont Avenue.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 85th St & S Vermont Ave.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Vermont Ave.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Figueroa St.
The suspect has been charged with kidnapping, brandishing a firearm, rape, and other criminal offenses.
Police have identified the suspect arrested as 32-year-old Jorge Luis Vega.
No officers were injured, and officials have not yet released the suspect’s identity as the investigation remains ongoing.
Police also confirmed that the adult kidnapping victim had already been located safely prior to the pursuit and was not involved in the shooting incident.
Video and reports from the scene showed officers establishing a large containment area while multiple units responded to assist.
Following the pursuit, an officer-involved shooting occurred at the scene, according to police. Authorities said the suspect was not struck by gunfire and was ultimately taken into custody.
Officials say the incident began around 3:15 a.m. when officers located a suspect connected to an ongoing kidnapping investigation somewhere in Los Angeles. Authorities said the suspect fled in a vehicle, leading officers on a pursuit that ended near the 900 block of West 85th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood.
A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports that Santa Monica Police Department officers took a kidnapping suspect into custody following a pursuit and officer-involved shooting early Monday morning.
Police have set up a containment zone near 85th Street and S Vermont Avenue.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 85th St & S Vermont Ave.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Vermont Ave.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Figueroa St.
The suspect has been charged with kidnapping, brandishing a firearm, rape, and other criminal offenses.
Police have identified the suspect arrested as 32-year-old Jorge Luis Vega.
No officers were injured, and officials have not yet released the suspect’s identity as the investigation remains ongoing.
Police also confirmed that the adult kidnapping victim had already been located safely prior to the pursuit and was not involved in the shooting incident.
Video and reports from the scene showed officers establishing a large containment area while multiple units responded to assist.
Following the pursuit, an officer-involved shooting occurred at the scene, according to police. Authorities said the suspect was not struck by gunfire and was ultimately taken into custody.
Officials say the incident began around 3:15 a.m. when officers located a suspect connected to an ongoing kidnapping investigation somewhere in Los Angeles. Authorities said the suspect fled in a vehicle, leading officers on a pursuit that ended near the 900 block of West 85th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood.
A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports that Santa Monica Police Department officers took a kidnapping suspect into custody following a pursuit and officer-involved shooting early Monday morning.
Police have set up a containment zone near 85th Street and S Vermont Avenue.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 85th St & S Vermont Ave.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Vermont Ave.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Figueroa St.
The suspect has been charged with kidnapping, brandishing a firearm, rape, and other criminal offenses.
Police have identified the suspect arrested as 32-year-old Jorge Luis Vega.
No officers were injured, and officials have not yet released the suspect’s identity as the investigation remains ongoing.
Police also confirmed that the adult kidnapping victim had already been located safely prior to the pursuit and was not involved in the shooting incident.
Video and reports from the scene showed officers establishing a large containment area while multiple units responded to assist.
Following the pursuit, an officer-involved shooting occurred at the scene, according to police. Authorities said the suspect was not struck by gunfire and was ultimately taken into custody.
Officials say the incident began around 3:15 a.m. when officers located a suspect connected to an ongoing kidnapping investigation somewhere in Los Angeles. Authorities said the suspect fled in a vehicle, leading officers on a pursuit that ended near the 900 block of West 85th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood.
A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports that Santa Monica Police Department officers took a kidnapping suspect into custody following a pursuit and officer-involved shooting early Monday morning.
Police have set up a containment zone near 85th Street and S Vermont Avenue.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 85th St & S Vermont Ave.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Vermont Ave.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Figueroa St.
The suspect has been charged with kidnapping, brandishing a firearm, rape, and other criminal offenses.
Police have identified the suspect arrested as 32-year-old Jorge Luis Vega.
No officers were injured, and officials have not yet released the suspect’s identity as the investigation remains ongoing.
Police also confirmed that the adult kidnapping victim had already been located safely prior to the pursuit and was not involved in the shooting incident.
Video and reports from the scene showed officers establishing a large containment area while multiple units responded to assist.
Following the pursuit, an officer-involved shooting occurred at the scene, according to police. Authorities said the suspect was not struck by gunfire and was ultimately taken into custody.
Officials say the incident began around 3:15 a.m. when officers located a suspect connected to an ongoing kidnapping investigation somewhere in Los Angeles. Authorities said the suspect fled in a vehicle, leading officers on a pursuit that ended near the 900 block of West 85th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood.
A Citizen source familiar with the incident reports that Santa Monica Police Department officers took a kidnapping suspect into custody following a pursuit and officer-involved shooting early Monday morning.
Police have set up a containment zone near 85th Street and S Vermont Avenue.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W 85th St & S Vermont Ave.
The address reported for this incident has changed to W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Vermont Ave.
A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd & S Figueroa St.
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Males and their activities 🤮
And men wonder why women won’t talk to them.
hope he rots in jail
Not so “fun fact”: kidnapping is a capital crime.
Yep, you can get life in prison or worse
Males and their activities 🤮
And men wonder why women won’t talk to them.
hope he rots in jail
Not so “fun fact”: kidnapping is a capital crime.
Yep, you can get life in prison or worse
Males and their activities 🤮
And men wonder why women won’t talk to them.
hope he rots in jail
Not so “fun fact”: kidnapping is a capital crime.
Yep, you can get life in prison or worse
Males and their activities 🤮
And men wonder why women won’t talk to them.
hope he rots in jail
Not so “fun fact”: kidnapping is a capital crime.
Yep, you can get life in prison or worse
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Males and their activities 🤮
And men wonder why women won’t talk to them.
hope he rots in jail
Not so “fun fact”: kidnapping is a capital crime.
Yep, you can get life in prison or worse