A man was shot on live television by LA County sheriff 's authorities Friday afternoon . The man , whose identity is unknown at this time , was being pursued by deputies for kidnapping and driving in a stolen vehicle when he stopped the chase after thirty minutes and got out of his car . This after almost hitting several bystanders . He then began walking towards police and waving a gun , at which point he was hit when several shots were fired by police . It is being reported that the suspect , who is still alive and at a local hospital where his condition is unknown , fired at police first . Scroll down for video . A man was being pursued for kidnapping and driving in a stolen vehicle when he was stopped by officers and drew a gun . He then began walking towards police and waving a gun , at which point he was hit when several shots were fired from both his gun and deputies . The man was shot in the abdomen it appeared . He was bleeding through his shirt and sipping water from a hose before eventually surrendering himself to authorities . The man then walked to a porch after being shot in what appeared to be his abdomen and sat down . He was bleeding through his shirt and sipping water from a hose before eventually surrendering himself to authorities after a standoff that lasted over an hour . Police were in the process of bringing in SWAT and evacuating the area at the time . The family who lived in the house was safely evacuated during the standoff . According to CBS Los Angeles 'at least eight officers could be seen aiming weapons at the suspect . ' No deputies were injured in the incident . No deputies were injured in the incident or the hour standoff that occurred next . The suspect was then taken from the scene in an ambulance as neighbors reportedly cheered for him and chanted his name . Before this however , he was stripped of all his clothing so his wounds could be examined and to make sure he was not carrying any weapons . The kidnapping charge stemmed from a March 8 incident in which the man was accused of taking his wife of two years and pistol whipping her , Lt. Eddie Hernandez told KTLA .
A man was being pursued by LA County sheriff 's authorities for kidnapping and driving in a stolen vehicle . He stopped the chase and got out of his car after almost hitting several bystanders . He then began walking towards police and waving a gun , at which point he was hit when several shots were fired by police and his own gun . The man then walked to a porch after being shot in what appeared to be his abdomen and sat down , beginning an afternoon standoff with police . He eventually surrendered and was taken away in an ambulance . The man is still alive and no deputies were injured .