Crime & Safety
Update: Report of Man With Gun Prompts Helicopter Over Marina del Rey
The LAPD looks for a possible gunman reported on the roof of an apartment complex in Marina del Rey.
Two men, one with a pistol and a yellow bolt cutter, eluded officers on Monday after reports of a gunman on the roof of the Oakwood Apartments prompted police to set up a perimeter and dispatch a helicopter, officials said.
The report came in at about 7:40 p.m. and the Los Angeles Police Department set up a perimeter between Washington Boulevard, Via Dolce, Via Marina and an alley north of Panay Way around 8:30 p.m., and dispatched a helicopter as officers looked for the armed suspect, officials said.
Officers broke down the perimeter around 10 p.m. and made no arrests.
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Police described the suspects as white or hispanic teenagers with dark hoodies and shorts. One suspect has shoulder-length hair.
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