Name: Man Armed With Knife Barricaded Inside Residence video
Uploaded: 2026-08-21T02:12:34.000Z
Description: Police responded to a 911 call reporting gunshots and a person armed with a knife at a residence on W 50th St in Los Angeles. Officers confirmed the suspect is alone inside the home, and an investigation is ongoing.

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Police responded to a 911 call reporting gunshots and a person armed with a knife at a residence on W 50th St in Los Angeles. Officers confirmed the suspect is alone inside the home, and an investigation is ongoing.

Man Armed With Knife Barricaded Inside Residence

12 L 10, is still requesting two additional units, 50 and Hoover.

Only the second unit should be coming on 5-0.

 12 A 67, do not respond westbound on 5-0. 12 A 67, correction, 12 A 31, only respond westbound on 5-0. 67, just respond to Hoover and 5-0.

 12 10, do you need more than two additional units?

Only the second unit should be coming on 5-0. 12 A 67, do not respond westbound on 5-0. 12 A 67, correction, 12 A 31, only respond westbound on 5-0. 67, just respond to Hoover and 5-0. 12 10, do you need more than two additional units?

77 Control, for those two additional units that are responding to this address on 50th Street, let me get one unit to come to 50 and Figueroa, stand by for traffic, er, for crowd control. And then my next unit to respond, northbound on Hoover and westbound on 50 to, uh, crowd control, just to be aware, these officers are working.

12 A 67, 12 A 67, respond to 50 and Figueroa for crowd control.

12 Adam 10, 12 Adam 10, come in.77 Control, for those two additional units that are responding to this address on 50th Street, let me get one unit to come to 50 and Figueroa, stand by for traffic, er, for crowd control. And then my next unit to respond, northbound on Hoover and westbound on 50 to, uh, crowd control, just to be aware, these officers are working.12 A 67, 12 A 67, respond to 50 and Figueroa for crowd control.

respond to 50 and Hoover. Roger. 10, have that second responding unit respond to westbound 50 towards Hoover. 10, roger. No second unit assigned yet. 12 A 31, watch. Can you show us responding to this unit request? 12 A 31, roger. Respond westbound 50 towards Hoover. Adam 69, we're not we can respond as well. 10, do you. And should not come westbound 50, have them respond on Hoover.

respond to 50 and Hoover. Roger. 10, have that second responding unit respond to westbound 50 towards Hoover. 10, roger. No second unit assigned yet. 12 A 31, watch. Can you show us responding to this unit request? 12 A 31, roger. Respond westbound 50 towards Hoover. Adam 69, we're not we can respond as well. 10, do you. And should not come westbound 50, have them respond on Hoover. 12 A 31, roger.

Police are still requesting two additional units and advised that they need assistance for crowd control at 50th St & Figueroa St.

 Yeah, thanks for taking that call for Engine 66. I'll dispatch you in on one if needed. They're waiting for MEU to come out.

Engine 46, go. Yeah, thanks for taking that call for Engine 66. I'll dispatch you in on one if needed. They're waiting for MEU to come out. Engine 46, copy. Channel 1.

Firefighters are on standby, awaiting further instructions as the situation develops.

Yeah, Metro from Battalion 13, I copy. Engine 46 will be replacing Engine 66. We have a barricaded suspect at 725 West 50th Street. Battalion 13 is working with LAPD on scene. Engine Rescue 46 will be staging at Fire Station 46.

Yeah, Metro from Battalion 13, I copy. Engine 46 will be replacing Engine 66. We have a barricaded suspect at 725 West 50th Street. Battalion 13 is working with LAPD on scene. Engine Rescue 46 will be staging at Fire Station 46. Battalion 13, roger.

Yeah, Metro from Battalion 13, I copy that with Engine 46. We can update the address here to 725 West 50th Street. We're in a standby for barricaded suspect. Battalion 13's on scene with LAPD. Engine and Rescue 46 will be staging at Fire Station 46.

Firefighters and EMS are coordinating with police and staging nearby due to the barricaded suspect situation. The address was updated 725 W 50th St.

Caller 220, requesting an MEU unit, 727 West 50th Street on incident 3945.

Police requested assistance from the Mental Evaluation Unit at the scene.

Air 3, we're overhead on 50th Street. Air 3, roger. X-5 2, show us responding Code 3 from a Code 6 location to the street. Units, X-5 2 responding Code 3 from 4916 South Bend to 727 West 50th. X-8, show us Code 6. X-8, roger.

Aerial support is now overhead, and additional units are responding to the scene.

120, the location for the RA, just standby. Standby on Hoover, south of 50th. 120 Roger, Hoover south of 50.

Rescue 46, Engine 66, Battalion 13 to the invest, intersection of Hoover and 50th.

Emergency medical responders are on standby nearby, ready to assist if needed.

Hey, uh, L 120, if you got any, any units, have them respond here. And, uh, if you got an RA, have him on standby. As of right now, it looks like I don't have a crime, but he's in there with, uh, having an episode and he's, and he's holding a knife. Um, he's a threat to himself and he's a threat to others that live in the, uh, in the property.

Hey, uh, L 120, if you got any, any units, have them respond here. And, uh, if you got an RA, have him on standby. As of right now, it looks like I don't have a crime, but he's in there with, uh, having an episode and he's, and he's holding a knife. Um, he's a threat to himself and he's a threat to others that live in the, uh, in the property. 12 L 120, roger, standby.

Police requested a medic unit on standby as the man armed with a knife inside the residence is considered a threat to himself and others who live inside the property.

Shop 911 on 49 Place. This house with the red trim in front of me, is that going to line me up or is there further what?

 Hey, black and white northbound, can you just stop and hug that intersection there for me? And just, we don't need to block any of the traffic. I just want you covering that northeast corner.

Shop 911 on 49 Place. This house with the red trim in front of me, is that going to line me up or is there further what? Hey, black and white northbound, can you just stop and hug that intersection there for me? And just, we don't need to block any of the traffic. I just want you covering that northeast corner.

Police are positioning units to cover key intersections near the residence.

Hey, officer, they're saying that there is a rear door that he could possibly exit from, just in case he does run out and try to hit fences.

 Okay, copy that. I do have one unit to the, just to the north. I'm trying to get two more to kind of cover the west side.

 And then once we have that, we're pretty, pretty tight on the containment for what you guys have.

 And then I'll let you know once they're set so we can kick it off.

Hey, officer, they're saying that there is a rear door that he could possibly exit from, just in case he does run out and try to hit fences. Okay, copy that. I do have one unit to the, just to the north. I'm trying to get two more to kind of cover the west side. And then once we have that, we're pretty, pretty tight on the containment for what you guys have. And then I'll let you know once they're set so we can kick it off. Air 18, 12X32 and 12X...

Police are securing the rear of the residence to prevent the suspect from escaping through a rear door.

Air 18's requesting two additional units for containment. 727 West 50th Street, requesting unit Hoover and 50 and Hoover and 49 Place on incident 3945.

CV comes out, and then we'll we'll take it from there.

Okay, Roger Sarge. Hey, I'm trying to get two more units here. If I can get two more units on Hoover and 50th, Hoover and 49th Place, that's going to kind of lock it down just in case he flees out the back for you, Sarge. So if you want to wait for those two units before you kick off.

Aryton's requesting two additional units for containment. 727 West 50th Street, requesting unit Hoover and 50 and Hoover and 49th Place on incident 3945. X-ray 2. Someone...

CV comes out, and then we'll we'll take it from there.Okay, Roger Sarge. Hey, I'm trying to get two more units here. If I can get two more units on Hoover and 50th, Hoover and 49th Place, that's going to kind of lock it down just in case he flees out the back for you, Sarge. So if you want to wait for those two units before you kick off.Aryton's requesting two additional units for containment. 727 West 50th Street, requesting unit Hoover and 50 and Hoover and 49th Place on incident 3945. X-ray 2. Someone...

Officers are coordinating additional units to secure the area around the residence at Hoover St & 50th St and Hoover St & 49th Pl.

 Show us code 6. It's on the call on 50th Street.

 12-83, roger. 12-8-3-9-3-1-0-2-1-3-3-1-2-2.

 18, can I get two more units to assist with second containment on this call, 727 West 50th Street? I'm going to want them on a, uh, standby.

 Yeah, what we're going to do right now, we're going to see you do some call outs.

2-1-3-3-1-2-2.Repeat. 3-1-0. Show us code 6. It's on the call on 50th Street. 12-83, roger. 12-8-3-9-3-1-0-2-1-3-3-1-2-2. Roger. 18, can I get two more units to assist with second containment on this call, 727 West 50th Street? I'm going to want them on a, uh, standby. Yeah, what we're going to do right now, we're going to see you do some call outs. 10-4, roger.

Police are requesting additional units to assist with containment at the scene.

55185, male, Hispanic, regular type there, black shirt, green pants, 21.

 Units on scene, 727 West 50th Street, suspect's going to be a male, Hispanic, 55185, 21 years, wearing a black shirt, gray pants.

 They're saying he's, uh, he's by the, uh, front door area, kneeling down, uh, with a knife.

 Suspect's going to be near the front door area, kneeling, kneeling down with a knife.

55185, male, Hispanic, regular type there, black shirt, green pants, 21. Units on scene, 727 West 50th Street, suspect's going to be a male, Hispanic, 55185, 21 years, wearing a black shirt, gray pants. They're saying he's, uh, he's by the, uh, front door area, kneeling down, uh, with a knife. Suspect's going to be near the front door area, kneeling, kneeling down with a knife.

Police report the suspect is near the front door, kneeling with a knife.

 12 Queen 21, 12 Queen 21, you're ETA and are you Code Sam, Code Sam 4, you quid?

 Queen 21, roger, Code Sam, you quid, Code Sam 4, you quid, and we're Code 6 in the area.

 12 Queen 21, Code 6 in the area, 727 West 50th Street.

 Alright, AR, just keep an eye, this guy's got a knife inside.

 He's inside there by himself, everybody's out. 727 is going to be the door on the left...

120, making contact with a female. We got ETA and other units to get here? 12 Queen 21, 12 Queen 21, you're ETA and are you Code Sam, Code Sam 4, you quid? Adam 15, show us Code 6. Queen 21, roger, Code Sam, you quid, Code Sam 4, you quid, and we're Code 6 in the area. 12 Queen 21, Code 6 in the area, 727 West 50th Street. Alright, AR, just keep an eye, this guy's got a knife inside. He's inside there by himself, everybody's out. 727 is going to be the door on the left...

Unit responding to 727 West 50th Street. Suspect is inside the residence alone, armed with a knife. Unit code 6, identify.

 Hey Sarge, do you have two more people coming down the east side? It's going to be a male wearing gray over blue and a female, black over gray.

 Two persons exiting the east side. Male, gray over blue. Female, black over gray.

 If you want to direct the unit, I don't know if you...

 911, can you flip it around for me? I'm going to have you hold the backside. I'm going to rear when they get here.

 It's supposed to be a older woman inside 725. I'm going to have...

Unit responding to 727 West 50th Street. Suspect is inside the residence alone, armed with a knife. Unit code 6, identify. Hey Sarge, do you have two more people coming down the east side? It's going to be a male wearing gray over blue and a female, black over gray. Two persons exiting the east side. Male, gray over blue. Female, black over gray. If you want to direct the unit, I don't know if you... 911, can you flip it around for me? I'm going to have you hold the backside. I'm going to rear when they get here. It's supposed to be a older woman inside 725. I'm going to have...

Police have confirmed the suspect is alone inside the residence with a knife. Officers are on scene.

20, I'm code 6 in the area. 12 to 20, code 6 in the area of 727 West 50th Street.

Police are investigating the area following reports of shots fired.

77 East, additional on your shooting just occurred, 727 West 50th Street. PR advised that the subject's sister arrived home and the brother's inside the room with a knife. While on the line, PR heard one gunshot. Additional incident 3945.

Additional reports state that a person was armed with a knife inside a residence and a gunshot was heard.

77 units, possible shooting just occurred, 727 West 50th Street. 727 West 50th Street, Code 3 incident 39485, RD 128. Standby for additional...

Police have received a 911 report of shots fired.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 727 W 50th St.

Man Armed With Knife Barricaded Inside Residence

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