Skip to main content
Return to Citizen Homepage
Incident location
Weapon
4Radio Clips
1Reaction

Knife-Wielding Man on Train in Custody

Exposition Blvd & S Vermont Ave

Published · Updated

Summary

  • Police apprehended a man reportedly carrying a knife on a train near Exposition Boulevard and Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles. The suspect was contained on the platform, and no victims were identified. Train service resumed shortly after the incident.

Timeline

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Exposition Blvd & S Vermont Ave.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Exposition Blvd & S Vermont Ave.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Exposition Blvd & S Vermont Ave.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Exposition Blvd & S Vermont Ave.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at Exposition Blvd & S Vermont Ave.

Stay up-to-date

Download Citizen

Radio Clips

LA 3 Southwest Area · Oct 9, 12:24AM · 0:30
3109, did you receive? Roger. That's code 6 on the platform. Attempt to locate if there's a victim or make contact with the bus operator. All units, suspect is... People in train right now, but we're unable to bus operator. It's empty. All units, suspect in custody, Vermont and Expo. You're going to have to be some sucker now. There's going to be no victim. Just that they're harassing passerbys. He's in custody now. We're going to allow the trainer to continue his travel. 3155, roger. 3155, roger.
Download Citizen
LA 3 Southwest Area · Oct 9, 12:24AM · 0:30
Control, 6537 South Heifer, toll gate 53, toll gate 86, the answer's 1.3Z1, can you advise the MTA bus to close the train and to continue the traffic, please? We're going to have the suspect contained on the platform. 3Z1, have the suspect contained on the platform. Continue to hold the train. Z1, negative. Do not hold the train. Have the train continue its traffic, please. 3Z1, repeat. I have traffic up. They're having everyone load the train and have the train continue on. And we have the suspect on the platform.
Download Citizen
LA 3 Southwest Area · Oct 9, 12:23AM · 0:31
57, did the suspect leave the platform or is he on the train? 71, I'll advise the suspect is wearing a black shirt, khaki pants, gray long-sleeved, with a ponytail, and carrying a black backpack. Additional on the suspect at the exit of the train on Expo and Vermont, incident 14. 557 is requesting any direction of travel if the subject left the platform. Any Southwest unit, Code 30 ringer, 3670 Degnan Boulevard at the business, incident 68. 83 is requesting an additional unit for traffic.
Download Citizen

Show all 4 radio clips

Protect your world!

Download for Free