Overview

• LAPD says the call came in around 4:08 p.m. after a vehicle was seen on the steps near Broadway just south of First Street in downtown Los Angeles.
• Officers report the man is refusing to exit and appears to be holding an oxygen tank inside the vehicle.
• Two handwritten signs visible at the scene read “Don’t Want To Hurt No Body” and “I NEED UR HELP D TRUMP U.S. VET.”
• Officials have blocked streets and cleared nearby areas as the situation remains active under police containment.
• Mayor Karen Bass said she was briefed and thanked first responders, as KTLA and its Sky5 helicopter continued live coverage.