India, Aug. 27 -- Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies were fired upon in Compton late Tuesday night, August 26, while they were in pursuit of an alleged shooting suspect. LASD deputies said that the chase began after deputies arrived at the scene of a shooting at Long Beach Boulevard and E. Schinner Street, CBS News reported.

The suspects reportedly fled southbound on Long Beach Boulevard and then got onto the 91 Freeway. They stopped at E. 139th Street and S. Zamora Avenue while being pursued by officers. There, they opened fire on deputies who were following close behind, LASD officials told CBS News Los Angeles.

Several deputies later arrived to canvas the neighborhood while searching for three suspects. The suspects fle...