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Armed Suspect Fatally Shot at Barricade

Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave

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  • A standoff in Bellflower, California, ended with police fatally shooting a man who was reportedly waving a gun inside a residence. The incident involved a containment perimeter and helicopter support. The man was pronounced dead after being struck by gunfire during the confrontation.

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Police have confirmed the victim was pronounced dead after being struck by gunfire during the standoff.

The extent of injuries, if any, is unclear.

Per NBC Los Angeles, police have confirmed an officer fired shots at an armed barricade.

Radio clips available.

Norwalk/Pico Riv Disp13 · 0:20
Lakewood, FECA 152 King, your handle, 911B10236, Artesia Boulevard and Bellflower. 911B Old Lika deputies, had CP, ran on NA, working off Lakewood Metro. Respond code 3 and the tag is 146. 152 King, you copy the code 3?

Police are securing additional areas to strengthen the containment perimeter.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:08
And then once we get Regency and RKIA locked down, get a unit there, your containment is good.

Police are securing the area further as residents continue to exit the street.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:21
And the units that are on a containment spot to the east, start setting up just to start locking it down, same thing to the west. It looks like we're going to be one unit, Artesia and Regency. We still have some residents exiting that street.

Officers are approaching the suspect inside the residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
David. 853, we're making an approach, we're making. 10-3, we're going to be making an approach on the suspect now. Making an approach to the suspect now, all units hold the air. Hold the air. Again, all units hold the air, making an approach to the suspect. Fire rolling, 922, I'll roll in, please. Copy, 922, I'll roll in. Copy, I'm going to resume now. 10-3.

Police are giving commands to the suspect, who is not complying. Traffic is being redirected nearby at Palo Verde & Artesia Blvd.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
Any units, code 20, code 20. And if you're still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op, not following instructions. Unit 10-4, still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op and not following directions. And then if we have one additional unit, we're still getting a lot of traffic westbound from Palo Verde, if I can just get a unit to shut down Palo Verde and Arkegia. Yeah, we got the 31, sir.

Police have set up a containment perimeter around the residence, Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave, to manage the situation.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:16
Let's get that blocked off, and then Hacienda and Grand.And, units responding, we have sufficient personnel at Artesia and Grand. Just need to focus on containment spots and getting the block locked down.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
And airship, as you see units coming to the north of, can you just guide them in, set up our north containment, please? Yeah, copy that. I don't have any units to the north yet. Once I get a unit, I'm going to need them at Grand and Hacienda, maybe even one at Grand and Monterey. If I can get one of those three that are just to the west on our TGF, you can take it north and come around to Grand and Monterey.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:17
and traffic coming in. In the second three of this unit, I'm going to have you set up one street north of Artesia at Grand and stop all traffic from coming southbound towards us. And 902 R is staging.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave.

A helicopter with searchlight is assisting police in locating the man inside the residence.

Police have received a 911 report of a man waving a gun inside a residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:25
Lakewood 133 Boy, handle of 133 Edward, 133 Frank with the assist, possible 245 just occurred, possible 417, 911A, 10459 Artesia Boulevard, unit Charlie 56. Informant is uncooperated, daughter's boyfriend, male, Black, 30s, wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans, waving a 417 inside the location two ago. DP was last seen walking out of the loc in an unknown direction and at the, tag is 317.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 10459 Artesia Blvd.

Police have confirmed the victim was pronounced dead after being struck by gunfire during the standoff.

The extent of injuries, if any, is unclear.

Per NBC Los Angeles, police have confirmed an officer fired shots at an armed barricade.

Radio clips available.

Norwalk/Pico Riv Disp13 · 0:20
Lakewood, FECA 152 King, your handle, 911B10236, Artesia Boulevard and Bellflower. 911B Old Lika deputies, had CP, ran on NA, working off Lakewood Metro. Respond code 3 and the tag is 146. 152 King, you copy the code 3?

Police are securing additional areas to strengthen the containment perimeter.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:08
And then once we get Regency and RKIA locked down, get a unit there, your containment is good.

Police are securing the area further as residents continue to exit the street.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:21
And the units that are on a containment spot to the east, start setting up just to start locking it down, same thing to the west. It looks like we're going to be one unit, Artesia and Regency. We still have some residents exiting that street.

Officers are approaching the suspect inside the residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
David. 853, we're making an approach, we're making. 10-3, we're going to be making an approach on the suspect now. Making an approach to the suspect now, all units hold the air. Hold the air. Again, all units hold the air, making an approach to the suspect. Fire rolling, 922, I'll roll in, please. Copy, 922, I'll roll in. Copy, I'm going to resume now. 10-3.

Police are giving commands to the suspect, who is not complying. Traffic is being redirected nearby at Palo Verde & Artesia Blvd.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
Any units, code 20, code 20. And if you're still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op, not following instructions. Unit 10-4, still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op and not following directions. And then if we have one additional unit, we're still getting a lot of traffic westbound from Palo Verde, if I can just get a unit to shut down Palo Verde and Arkegia. Yeah, we got the 31, sir.

Police have set up a containment perimeter around the residence, Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave, to manage the situation.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:16
Let's get that blocked off, and then Hacienda and Grand.And, units responding, we have sufficient personnel at Artesia and Grand. Just need to focus on containment spots and getting the block locked down.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
And airship, as you see units coming to the north of, can you just guide them in, set up our north containment, please? Yeah, copy that. I don't have any units to the north yet. Once I get a unit, I'm going to need them at Grand and Hacienda, maybe even one at Grand and Monterey. If I can get one of those three that are just to the west on our TGF, you can take it north and come around to Grand and Monterey.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:17
and traffic coming in. In the second three of this unit, I'm going to have you set up one street north of Artesia at Grand and stop all traffic from coming southbound towards us. And 902 R is staging.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave.

A helicopter with searchlight is assisting police in locating the man inside the residence.

Police have received a 911 report of a man waving a gun inside a residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:25
Lakewood 133 Boy, handle of 133 Edward, 133 Frank with the assist, possible 245 just occurred, possible 417, 911A, 10459 Artesia Boulevard, unit Charlie 56. Informant is uncooperated, daughter's boyfriend, male, Black, 30s, wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans, waving a 417 inside the location two ago. DP was last seen walking out of the loc in an unknown direction and at the, tag is 317.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 10459 Artesia Blvd.

Police have confirmed the victim was pronounced dead after being struck by gunfire during the standoff.

The extent of injuries, if any, is unclear.

Per NBC Los Angeles, police have confirmed an officer fired shots at an armed barricade.

Radio clips available.

Norwalk/Pico Riv Disp13 · 0:20
Lakewood, FECA 152 King, your handle, 911B10236, Artesia Boulevard and Bellflower. 911B Old Lika deputies, had CP, ran on NA, working off Lakewood Metro. Respond code 3 and the tag is 146. 152 King, you copy the code 3?

Police are securing additional areas to strengthen the containment perimeter.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:08
And then once we get Regency and RKIA locked down, get a unit there, your containment is good.

Police are securing the area further as residents continue to exit the street.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:21
And the units that are on a containment spot to the east, start setting up just to start locking it down, same thing to the west. It looks like we're going to be one unit, Artesia and Regency. We still have some residents exiting that street.

Officers are approaching the suspect inside the residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
David. 853, we're making an approach, we're making. 10-3, we're going to be making an approach on the suspect now. Making an approach to the suspect now, all units hold the air. Hold the air. Again, all units hold the air, making an approach to the suspect. Fire rolling, 922, I'll roll in, please. Copy, 922, I'll roll in. Copy, I'm going to resume now. 10-3.

Police are giving commands to the suspect, who is not complying. Traffic is being redirected nearby at Palo Verde & Artesia Blvd.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
Any units, code 20, code 20. And if you're still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op, not following instructions. Unit 10-4, still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op and not following directions. And then if we have one additional unit, we're still getting a lot of traffic westbound from Palo Verde, if I can just get a unit to shut down Palo Verde and Arkegia. Yeah, we got the 31, sir.

Police have set up a containment perimeter around the residence, Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave, to manage the situation.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:16
Let's get that blocked off, and then Hacienda and Grand.And, units responding, we have sufficient personnel at Artesia and Grand. Just need to focus on containment spots and getting the block locked down.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
And airship, as you see units coming to the north of, can you just guide them in, set up our north containment, please? Yeah, copy that. I don't have any units to the north yet. Once I get a unit, I'm going to need them at Grand and Hacienda, maybe even one at Grand and Monterey. If I can get one of those three that are just to the west on our TGF, you can take it north and come around to Grand and Monterey.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:17
and traffic coming in. In the second three of this unit, I'm going to have you set up one street north of Artesia at Grand and stop all traffic from coming southbound towards us. And 902 R is staging.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave.

A helicopter with searchlight is assisting police in locating the man inside the residence.

Police have received a 911 report of a man waving a gun inside a residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:25
Lakewood 133 Boy, handle of 133 Edward, 133 Frank with the assist, possible 245 just occurred, possible 417, 911A, 10459 Artesia Boulevard, unit Charlie 56. Informant is uncooperated, daughter's boyfriend, male, Black, 30s, wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans, waving a 417 inside the location two ago. DP was last seen walking out of the loc in an unknown direction and at the, tag is 317.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 10459 Artesia Blvd.

Police have confirmed the victim was pronounced dead after being struck by gunfire during the standoff.

The extent of injuries, if any, is unclear.

Per NBC Los Angeles, police have confirmed an officer fired shots at an armed barricade.

Radio clips available.

Norwalk/Pico Riv Disp13 · 0:20
Lakewood, FECA 152 King, your handle, 911B10236, Artesia Boulevard and Bellflower. 911B Old Lika deputies, had CP, ran on NA, working off Lakewood Metro. Respond code 3 and the tag is 146. 152 King, you copy the code 3?

Police are securing additional areas to strengthen the containment perimeter.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:08
And then once we get Regency and RKIA locked down, get a unit there, your containment is good.

Police are securing the area further as residents continue to exit the street.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:21
And the units that are on a containment spot to the east, start setting up just to start locking it down, same thing to the west. It looks like we're going to be one unit, Artesia and Regency. We still have some residents exiting that street.

Officers are approaching the suspect inside the residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
David. 853, we're making an approach, we're making. 10-3, we're going to be making an approach on the suspect now. Making an approach to the suspect now, all units hold the air. Hold the air. Again, all units hold the air, making an approach to the suspect. Fire rolling, 922, I'll roll in, please. Copy, 922, I'll roll in. Copy, I'm going to resume now. 10-3.

Police are giving commands to the suspect, who is not complying. Traffic is being redirected nearby at Palo Verde & Artesia Blvd.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
Any units, code 20, code 20. And if you're still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op, not following instructions. Unit 10-4, still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op and not following directions. And then if we have one additional unit, we're still getting a lot of traffic westbound from Palo Verde, if I can just get a unit to shut down Palo Verde and Arkegia. Yeah, we got the 31, sir.

Police have set up a containment perimeter around the residence, Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave, to manage the situation.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:16
Let's get that blocked off, and then Hacienda and Grand.And, units responding, we have sufficient personnel at Artesia and Grand. Just need to focus on containment spots and getting the block locked down.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
And airship, as you see units coming to the north of, can you just guide them in, set up our north containment, please? Yeah, copy that. I don't have any units to the north yet. Once I get a unit, I'm going to need them at Grand and Hacienda, maybe even one at Grand and Monterey. If I can get one of those three that are just to the west on our TGF, you can take it north and come around to Grand and Monterey.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:17
and traffic coming in. In the second three of this unit, I'm going to have you set up one street north of Artesia at Grand and stop all traffic from coming southbound towards us. And 902 R is staging.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave.

A helicopter with searchlight is assisting police in locating the man inside the residence.

Police have received a 911 report of a man waving a gun inside a residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:25
Lakewood 133 Boy, handle of 133 Edward, 133 Frank with the assist, possible 245 just occurred, possible 417, 911A, 10459 Artesia Boulevard, unit Charlie 56. Informant is uncooperated, daughter's boyfriend, male, Black, 30s, wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans, waving a 417 inside the location two ago. DP was last seen walking out of the loc in an unknown direction and at the, tag is 317.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 10459 Artesia Blvd.

Police have confirmed the victim was pronounced dead after being struck by gunfire during the standoff.

The extent of injuries, if any, is unclear.

Per NBC Los Angeles, police have confirmed an officer fired shots at an armed barricade.

Radio clips available.

Norwalk/Pico Riv Disp13 · 0:20
Lakewood, FECA 152 King, your handle, 911B10236, Artesia Boulevard and Bellflower. 911B Old Lika deputies, had CP, ran on NA, working off Lakewood Metro. Respond code 3 and the tag is 146. 152 King, you copy the code 3?

Police are securing additional areas to strengthen the containment perimeter.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:08
And then once we get Regency and RKIA locked down, get a unit there, your containment is good.

Police are securing the area further as residents continue to exit the street.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:21
And the units that are on a containment spot to the east, start setting up just to start locking it down, same thing to the west. It looks like we're going to be one unit, Artesia and Regency. We still have some residents exiting that street.

Officers are approaching the suspect inside the residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
David. 853, we're making an approach, we're making. 10-3, we're going to be making an approach on the suspect now. Making an approach to the suspect now, all units hold the air. Hold the air. Again, all units hold the air, making an approach to the suspect. Fire rolling, 922, I'll roll in, please. Copy, 922, I'll roll in. Copy, I'm going to resume now. 10-3.

Police are giving commands to the suspect, who is not complying. Traffic is being redirected nearby at Palo Verde & Artesia Blvd.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
Any units, code 20, code 20. And if you're still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op, not following instructions. Unit 10-4, still giving commands to the suspect, still on co-op and not following directions. And then if we have one additional unit, we're still getting a lot of traffic westbound from Palo Verde, if I can just get a unit to shut down Palo Verde and Arkegia. Yeah, we got the 31, sir.

Police have set up a containment perimeter around the residence, Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave, to manage the situation.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:16
Let's get that blocked off, and then Hacienda and Grand.And, units responding, we have sufficient personnel at Artesia and Grand. Just need to focus on containment spots and getting the block locked down.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:30
And airship, as you see units coming to the north of, can you just guide them in, set up our north containment, please? Yeah, copy that. I don't have any units to the north yet. Once I get a unit, I'm going to need them at Grand and Hacienda, maybe even one at Grand and Monterey. If I can get one of those three that are just to the west on our TGF, you can take it north and come around to Grand and Monterey.
Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:17
and traffic coming in. In the second three of this unit, I'm going to have you set up one street north of Artesia at Grand and stop all traffic from coming southbound towards us. And 902 R is staging.

The address reported for this incident has changed to Artesia Blvd & Grand Ave.

A helicopter with searchlight is assisting police in locating the man inside the residence.

Police have received a 911 report of a man waving a gun inside a residence.

Lakewood/Cerritos Disp14 · 0:25
Lakewood 133 Boy, handle of 133 Edward, 133 Frank with the assist, possible 245 just occurred, possible 417, 911A, 10459 Artesia Boulevard, unit Charlie 56. Informant is uncooperated, daughter's boyfriend, male, Black, 30s, wearing a gray shirt and blue jeans, waving a 417 inside the location two ago. DP was last seen walking out of the loc in an unknown direction and at the, tag is 317.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 10459 Artesia Blvd.

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Comments30

bc90069Jul 24 at 9:11 PM

Los Angeles Alerts: Shots fired by LASD at Grand and Artesia, subject is down, possibly has a gun next to his hand. Additional units responding.

LAwoman72Jul 25 at 7:55 AM

Good riddance.

menifeeUser1828809003Jul 25 at 7:03 AM

Lol officers commenting

2Blessed2021Jul 25 at 6:38 AM

The cops are chimping out

bc90069Jul 24 at 9:11 PM

Los Angeles Alerts: Shots fired by LASD at Grand and Artesia, subject is down, possibly has a gun next to his hand. Additional units responding.

LAwoman72Jul 25 at 7:55 AM

Good riddance.

menifeeUser1828809003Jul 25 at 7:03 AM

Lol officers commenting

2Blessed2021Jul 25 at 6:38 AM

The cops are chimping out

bc90069Jul 24 at 9:11 PM

Los Angeles Alerts: Shots fired by LASD at Grand and Artesia, subject is down, possibly has a gun next to his hand. Additional units responding.

LAwoman72Jul 25 at 7:55 AM

Good riddance.

menifeeUser1828809003Jul 25 at 7:03 AM

Lol officers commenting

2Blessed2021Jul 25 at 6:38 AM

The cops are chimping out

bc90069Jul 24 at 9:11 PM

Los Angeles Alerts: Shots fired by LASD at Grand and Artesia, subject is down, possibly has a gun next to his hand. Additional units responding.

LAwoman72Jul 25 at 7:55 AM

Good riddance.

menifeeUser1828809003Jul 25 at 7:03 AM

Lol officers commenting

2Blessed2021Jul 25 at 6:38 AM

The cops are chimping out

bc90069Jul 24 at 9:11 PM

Los Angeles Alerts: Shots fired by LASD at Grand and Artesia, subject is down, possibly has a gun next to his hand. Additional units responding.

LAwoman72Jul 25 at 7:55 AM

Good riddance.

menifeeUser1828809003Jul 25 at 7:03 AM

Lol officers commenting

2Blessed2021Jul 25 at 6:38 AM

The cops are chimping out

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