Comment: a definite possibility - if the guys in the car were loaded or especially stupid to do such things on W 11, chasing a black guy might have seemed a good idea.  I know that driving and walking ...living while black can be offenses for some people.  I jay walked with my black step brother across a street in Inglewood many years ago, more of a mixed race neighborhood - we got stopped by a cop who actually pulled over to the curb and  upshot was my step brother got a ticket!  I got a lecture about being a "follower".  blew my mind  - right then I learned ...yeah....different rules for different people.