Los Angeles police are investigating an alleged kidnapping in which the victim was forced into a vehicle and driven through South Los Angeles.
A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed to KTLA that two women told police they were forced into a car by three men around 2 a.m. Monday at Compton Street and 111th Street in Watts. did.
The women were taken to Bellflower and then to Long Beach, where they were able to exit the vehicle in the 6600 block of Cherry Avenue, the spokesperson said.
Police investigate a reported kidnapping in South Los Angeles on December 23, 2024. (OnScene TV)
They called 911 from Cherry Avenue, the spokesperson detailed. It is unclear whether they were dropped off at the scene or whether they fled the vehicle.
Two people were robbed at gunpoint while waiting for a rideshare in Culver City.
Video from the scene shows two women talking with officers. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, no one was harmed in the incident.
It is not clear at this time whether the male suspect was acquainted with the female victims.
Nancy Fontan contributed to this report.
