A shooting suspect has reportedly barricaded himself inside a home after a person was found dead in the front yard.
Barricaded suspect fired at police after person found dead in yard in Jefferson Park, LAPD saysA shooting suspect has reportedly barricaded himself inside a home after a person was found dead in the front yard.
A SWAT scene is unfolding in Jefferson Park, where a suspect has reportedly barricaded himself inside a home after a person was found dead in the front yard.Los Angeles police said they were called to the home around 1:30 p.m. Saturday after reports of a shooting. The caller said the shooting victim was lying outside, while the suspect was inside the home. When officers arrived, they tried to approach the victim, who was lying in the front yard, dead with a gunshot wound. That's when LAPD said the suspect fired a shot at officers from inside the home. No officers were hit or injured.Meanwhile, officers backed up and called in SWAT to contain the scene. "Part of our SWAT response is also a mental health component, where we have our mental evaluation unit come out and try to make contact. I don't know if there is any past connection with this suspect. And I don't know the relationship between the suspect and the home, and the suspect and the victim. But we do have the situation contained as we speak, and hopefully we can reach a peaceful outcome with him at this time," said Capt. Mike Bland with LAPD.Copyright © 2025 KABC Television, LLC. All rights reserved.
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