Police in Los Angeles were pursuing a bus that was hijacked on Wednesday morning with hostages on board, including a shooting victim.

The dramatic incident unfolded at around 12:45 a.m. when police received a 911 call about a shooting and subsequent bus hijacking at Figaro Street and Manchester Avenue.

A man with a gun hijacked a bus early Wednesday while several passengers were onboard, the police said. The man was taken into custody.

A gunman hijacked a bus, shooting dead a passenger and leading police on a high-speed chase in downtown Los Angeles before being brought to a halt by armoured vehicle

Police deployed spike strips, which punctured one of the tyres. After travelling more than 11 kilometres, the bus eventually came to a stop at a downtown intersection, and the suspect surrendered. Read full story.

A passenger was killed after a gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles early Wednesday, leading to a slow police chase through downtown before the suspect was eventually arrested, authorities said.