Santa Monica kidnapping suspect in custody after early-morning pursuit, officer-involved shooting 

Santa Monica Police Department officers took a kidnapping suspect into custody following a pursuit and officer-involved shooting early Monday morning, officials confirmed.  

The incident began around 3:15 a.m. when SMPD personnel located a suspect wanted in connection with an ongoing kidnapping investigation. Authorities did not disclose where exactly the suspect was located but they did say the suspect was found somewhere in Los Angeles. 

The suspect fled the area in a vehicle after being located by police and led them on a chase that eventually terminated in the 900 block of West 85^th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood, police said. 

Upon the pursuit ending, an officer-involved shooting occurred, Santa Monica police said. 

The suspect, who was not struck, was taken into custody, authorities added, further elaborating that no officers were injured.  

“The adult victim had already been contacted by law enforcement and was not present during the pursuit or officer-involved shooting,” police said. 

No further details regarding the ongoing investigation, including the suspect’s name, were released right away.

Alberto Mendez contributed to this report.