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Possibly Armed Suspect Sought

21240 S Western Ave

Published Jul 18 at 8:31 PM · Updated Jul 18 at 8:55 PM

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Police responded to a 911 call about a woman attempting to break into an apartment complex in Torrance, California. Additional units and an air unit were dispatched, and officers prepared to approach the scene with protective gear due to reports that the suspect might be armed.

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Jul 18, 9:03PM

Citizen user video shows air support assisting with a spotlight.

Jul 18, 9:00PM

Police report the armed suspect is refusing to exit the apartment.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Apartment unit, incident matter. What do you guys have? I'm over at. Near 18, there's a suspect. Now we have 415 man with a gun. He's inside of the apartment 23, refusing to exit. Copy, 415 man with a gun. Is this going to be on the south side of second floor? Roger, sir. Okay, any compers on the south side for containment?

Jul 18, 8:56PM

Officers are securing the area as they attempt to contain the incident involving the possibly armed suspect.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Hey, someone can bring a 40 up here. What 10-40? Equip unit, identify. A1. 5 A 11, 5 A 1. 5 A 85, show us en route to the backup call. 5 A 85, roger. 5 A 9, show us en route to the backup call. 5 C 9, roger. Hey, if there's a unit that can hold the south side of the building, I believe, yeah, 213, 213, have someone hold that side. 5 A 11 is requesting a unit to hold the south side of the building, apartment 213.

Jul 18, 8:55PM

Police are preparing to approach the scene with protective equipment due to reports the suspect may be armed.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:30

515, are you responding with breaching tolls? Any Harbor unit with breaching tolls, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. We'll stop by the station. 5X12, roger. Hey, if someone could bring a shield up here, unit 23. Victim's saying that the suspect's saying to him that he has a gun. Any unit with a shield, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. Have unit suspect possibly armed with a gun. 525, show us, we got a

Jul 18, 8:53PM

An air unit is being dispatched to the scene.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:13

Southwest control, is there a backup in Southwest? Air 3, incident 4114 in Harbor. 21240 Southwestern.

Jul 18, 8:52PM

Additional units have been requested at the scene.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:15

5 Adam 11, let me get a backup for ADW suspect. 5A11, are you on Western? Yes. Any unit in the vicinity, 5A11 is requesting a backup. Air unit supervisor, 21240 Southwestern on an ADW suspect.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

Police have received a 911 report of a woman trying to break into an apartment complex.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:11

Any trespass suspect, 210, correction, 21240 Southwestern. Suspect's a female, Hispanic, black shirt, black pants, red shoes, trying to get into the apartment complex. Unknown weapons. It's code 2, incident 4114, RD 506.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 21240 S Western Ave.

Jul 18, 9:03PM

Citizen user video shows air support assisting with a spotlight.

Jul 18, 9:00PM

Police report the armed suspect is refusing to exit the apartment.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Apartment unit, incident matter. What do you guys have? I'm over at. Near 18, there's a suspect. Now we have 415 man with a gun. He's inside of the apartment 23, refusing to exit. Copy, 415 man with a gun. Is this going to be on the south side of second floor? Roger, sir. Okay, any compers on the south side for containment?

Jul 18, 8:56PM

Officers are securing the area as they attempt to contain the incident involving the possibly armed suspect.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Hey, someone can bring a 40 up here. What 10-40? Equip unit, identify. A1. 5 A 11, 5 A 1. 5 A 85, show us en route to the backup call. 5 A 85, roger. 5 A 9, show us en route to the backup call. 5 C 9, roger. Hey, if there's a unit that can hold the south side of the building, I believe, yeah, 213, 213, have someone hold that side. 5 A 11 is requesting a unit to hold the south side of the building, apartment 213.

Jul 18, 8:55PM

Police are preparing to approach the scene with protective equipment due to reports the suspect may be armed.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:30

515, are you responding with breaching tolls? Any Harbor unit with breaching tolls, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. We'll stop by the station. 5X12, roger. Hey, if someone could bring a shield up here, unit 23. Victim's saying that the suspect's saying to him that he has a gun. Any unit with a shield, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. Have unit suspect possibly armed with a gun. 525, show us, we got a

Jul 18, 8:53PM

An air unit is being dispatched to the scene.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:13

Southwest control, is there a backup in Southwest? Air 3, incident 4114 in Harbor. 21240 Southwestern.

Jul 18, 8:52PM

Additional units have been requested at the scene.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:15

5 Adam 11, let me get a backup for ADW suspect. 5A11, are you on Western? Yes. Any unit in the vicinity, 5A11 is requesting a backup. Air unit supervisor, 21240 Southwestern on an ADW suspect.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

Police have received a 911 report of a woman trying to break into an apartment complex.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:11

Any trespass suspect, 210, correction, 21240 Southwestern. Suspect's a female, Hispanic, black shirt, black pants, red shoes, trying to get into the apartment complex. Unknown weapons. It's code 2, incident 4114, RD 506.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 21240 S Western Ave.

Jul 18, 9:03PM

Citizen user video shows air support assisting with a spotlight.

Jul 18, 9:00PM

Police report the armed suspect is refusing to exit the apartment.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Apartment unit, incident matter. What do you guys have? I'm over at. Near 18, there's a suspect. Now we have 415 man with a gun. He's inside of the apartment 23, refusing to exit. Copy, 415 man with a gun. Is this going to be on the south side of second floor? Roger, sir. Okay, any compers on the south side for containment?

Jul 18, 8:56PM

Officers are securing the area as they attempt to contain the incident involving the possibly armed suspect.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Hey, someone can bring a 40 up here. What 10-40? Equip unit, identify. A1. 5 A 11, 5 A 1. 5 A 85, show us en route to the backup call. 5 A 85, roger. 5 A 9, show us en route to the backup call. 5 C 9, roger. Hey, if there's a unit that can hold the south side of the building, I believe, yeah, 213, 213, have someone hold that side. 5 A 11 is requesting a unit to hold the south side of the building, apartment 213.

Jul 18, 8:55PM

Police are preparing to approach the scene with protective equipment due to reports the suspect may be armed.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:30

515, are you responding with breaching tolls? Any Harbor unit with breaching tolls, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. We'll stop by the station. 5X12, roger. Hey, if someone could bring a shield up here, unit 23. Victim's saying that the suspect's saying to him that he has a gun. Any unit with a shield, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. Have unit suspect possibly armed with a gun. 525, show us, we got a

Jul 18, 8:53PM

An air unit is being dispatched to the scene.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:13

Southwest control, is there a backup in Southwest? Air 3, incident 4114 in Harbor. 21240 Southwestern.

Jul 18, 8:52PM

Additional units have been requested at the scene.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:15

5 Adam 11, let me get a backup for ADW suspect. 5A11, are you on Western? Yes. Any unit in the vicinity, 5A11 is requesting a backup. Air unit supervisor, 21240 Southwestern on an ADW suspect.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

Police have received a 911 report of a woman trying to break into an apartment complex.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:11

Any trespass suspect, 210, correction, 21240 Southwestern. Suspect's a female, Hispanic, black shirt, black pants, red shoes, trying to get into the apartment complex. Unknown weapons. It's code 2, incident 4114, RD 506.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 21240 S Western Ave.

Jul 18, 9:03PM

Citizen user video shows air support assisting with a spotlight.

Jul 18, 9:00PM

Police report the armed suspect is refusing to exit the apartment.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Apartment unit, incident matter. What do you guys have? I'm over at. Near 18, there's a suspect. Now we have 415 man with a gun. He's inside of the apartment 23, refusing to exit. Copy, 415 man with a gun. Is this going to be on the south side of second floor? Roger, sir. Okay, any compers on the south side for containment?

Jul 18, 8:56PM

Officers are securing the area as they attempt to contain the incident involving the possibly armed suspect.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Hey, someone can bring a 40 up here. What 10-40? Equip unit, identify. A1. 5 A 11, 5 A 1. 5 A 85, show us en route to the backup call. 5 A 85, roger. 5 A 9, show us en route to the backup call. 5 C 9, roger. Hey, if there's a unit that can hold the south side of the building, I believe, yeah, 213, 213, have someone hold that side. 5 A 11 is requesting a unit to hold the south side of the building, apartment 213.

Jul 18, 8:55PM

Police are preparing to approach the scene with protective equipment due to reports the suspect may be armed.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:30

515, are you responding with breaching tolls? Any Harbor unit with breaching tolls, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. We'll stop by the station. 5X12, roger. Hey, if someone could bring a shield up here, unit 23. Victim's saying that the suspect's saying to him that he has a gun. Any unit with a shield, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. Have unit suspect possibly armed with a gun. 525, show us, we got a

Jul 18, 8:53PM

An air unit is being dispatched to the scene.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:13

Southwest control, is there a backup in Southwest? Air 3, incident 4114 in Harbor. 21240 Southwestern.

Jul 18, 8:52PM

Additional units have been requested at the scene.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:15

5 Adam 11, let me get a backup for ADW suspect. 5A11, are you on Western? Yes. Any unit in the vicinity, 5A11 is requesting a backup. Air unit supervisor, 21240 Southwestern on an ADW suspect.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

Police have received a 911 report of a woman trying to break into an apartment complex.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:11

Any trespass suspect, 210, correction, 21240 Southwestern. Suspect's a female, Hispanic, black shirt, black pants, red shoes, trying to get into the apartment complex. Unknown weapons. It's code 2, incident 4114, RD 506.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 21240 S Western Ave.

Jul 18, 9:03PM

Citizen user video shows air support assisting with a spotlight.

Jul 18, 9:00PM

Police report the armed suspect is refusing to exit the apartment.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Apartment unit, incident matter. What do you guys have? I'm over at. Near 18, there's a suspect. Now we have 415 man with a gun. He's inside of the apartment 23, refusing to exit. Copy, 415 man with a gun. Is this going to be on the south side of second floor? Roger, sir. Okay, any compers on the south side for containment?

Jul 18, 8:56PM

Officers are securing the area as they attempt to contain the incident involving the possibly armed suspect.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:22

Hey, someone can bring a 40 up here. What 10-40? Equip unit, identify. A1. 5 A 11, 5 A 1. 5 A 85, show us en route to the backup call. 5 A 85, roger. 5 A 9, show us en route to the backup call. 5 C 9, roger. Hey, if there's a unit that can hold the south side of the building, I believe, yeah, 213, 213, have someone hold that side. 5 A 11 is requesting a unit to hold the south side of the building, apartment 213.

Jul 18, 8:55PM

Police are preparing to approach the scene with protective equipment due to reports the suspect may be armed.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:30

515, are you responding with breaching tolls? Any Harbor unit with breaching tolls, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. We'll stop by the station. 5X12, roger. Hey, if someone could bring a shield up here, unit 23. Victim's saying that the suspect's saying to him that he has a gun. Any unit with a shield, meet 5A11, 21240 Southwestern. Have unit suspect possibly armed with a gun. 525, show us, we got a

Jul 18, 8:53PM

An air unit is being dispatched to the scene.

LA 3 Southwest Area · 0:13

Southwest control, is there a backup in Southwest? Air 3, incident 4114 in Harbor. 21240 Southwestern.

Jul 18, 8:52PM

Additional units have been requested at the scene.

LA 5 Harbor Area · 0:15

5 Adam 11, let me get a backup for ADW suspect. 5A11, are you on Western? Yes. Any unit in the vicinity, 5A11 is requesting a backup. Air unit supervisor, 21240 Southwestern on an ADW suspect.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

Police have received a 911 report of a woman trying to break into an apartment complex.

LAPD HOTSHOTS · 0:11

Any trespass suspect, 210, correction, 21240 Southwestern. Suspect's a female, Hispanic, black shirt, black pants, red shoes, trying to get into the apartment complex. Unknown weapons. It's code 2, incident 4114, RD 506.

Jul 18, 8:31PM

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 21240 S Western Ave.

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Comments16

toofoxy37Jul 19 at 3:32 PM

The Los Angeles Corridor. That area has been off the chain for quite some some time, I had a friend who use to live over there

sdgirl_70Jul 19 at 2:42 PM

All videos just show helicopter

huntingtonparkUser1753744025Jul 19 at 12:37 PM

The usual suspects.... no shots fired Burger King or McDonalds sir ???

magic500Jul 19 at 9:16 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

toofoxy37Jul 19 at 3:32 PM

The Los Angeles Corridor. That area has been off the chain for quite some some time, I had a friend who use to live over there

sdgirl_70Jul 19 at 2:42 PM

All videos just show helicopter

huntingtonparkUser1753744025Jul 19 at 12:37 PM

The usual suspects.... no shots fired Burger King or McDonalds sir ???

magic500Jul 19 at 9:16 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

toofoxy37Jul 19 at 3:32 PM

The Los Angeles Corridor. That area has been off the chain for quite some some time, I had a friend who use to live over there

sdgirl_70Jul 19 at 2:42 PM

All videos just show helicopter

huntingtonparkUser1753744025Jul 19 at 12:37 PM

The usual suspects.... no shots fired Burger King or McDonalds sir ???

magic500Jul 19 at 9:16 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

toofoxy37Jul 19 at 3:32 PM

The Los Angeles Corridor. That area has been off the chain for quite some some time, I had a friend who use to live over there

sdgirl_70Jul 19 at 2:42 PM

All videos just show helicopter

huntingtonparkUser1753744025Jul 19 at 12:37 PM

The usual suspects.... no shots fired Burger King or McDonalds sir ???

magic500Jul 19 at 9:16 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

toofoxy37Jul 19 at 3:32 PM

The Los Angeles Corridor. That area has been off the chain for quite some some time, I had a friend who use to live over there

sdgirl_70Jul 19 at 2:42 PM

All videos just show helicopter

huntingtonparkUser1753744025Jul 19 at 12:37 PM

The usual suspects.... no shots fired Burger King or McDonalds sir ???

magic500Jul 19 at 9:16 AM

Jesus Christ. Oh my God. Amen

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