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LAPD Surrounds Downtown LA Apartment After Report of Woman With Rifle

Police report no active shooter or injuries during an ongoing closure around Broadway Palace.

Overview

  • A 911 caller reported multiple gunshots from the sixth floor around 5:30 a.m. at an apartment building on the 1000 block of S. Broadway.
  • Officers responded around 6:30 a.m. to the Broadway Palace Apartments at 9th Street and Broadway and later reported hearing shots after arriving.
  • LAPD says the situation is not an active shooter incident, and no victims or injuries have been reported.
  • Road closures include Broadway between 9th and Olympic in both directions, Olympic in both directions from Main to Hill, and 9th Street between Main and Hill.
  • It remains unclear whether the reported armed person is in custody, and the Los Angeles Fire Department staged nearby as a precaution.