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Attempted murder suspect arrested in downtown Los Angeles after pursuit

The pursuit temporarily blocked several downtown intersections.

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Officers with the Los Angeles Police Department arrested a man allegedly wanted for attempted murder in downtown Los Angeles early Tuesday morning.

The man was arrested following a pursuit that began in the Wilshire District at 4:34 a.m. 

Officers chased the man into downtown LA before they detained him near Casey's Irish Pub at 613 Grand Ave., LAPD Officer Rosario Cervantes told City News Service.

The pursuit temporarily blocked several downtown intersections, with many of them opening shortly after the arrest was made at 4:48 a.m.

Police believe there was at least one additional passenger in the car, in addition to the driver

There were no further details on what the homicide incident was.

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