On Friday, the Los Angeles Police Department hangs beside the swimming pool after an armed suspect aimed a shotgun at a police helicopter.
LAPD was dispatched to a house in the 20,000 block of Tipico Street at 2:20 p.m. after a call with a fatal weapon suspect.
When police arrived, the suspect pointed a shotgun over the head of the LAPD helicopter and lay down by a swimming pool in the backyard of the house, a spokesman said. He added that it is not clear whether the shots were fired at the helicopter.
A spokesman said residents nearby were evacuated and police continued to surround the house as of 4:30 p.m. He said a SWAT team is also responding to the incident.
Helicopter video captured by KTLA-TV shows the suspect lying face to face beside the swimming pool, with two obvious shotguns lying on a nearby table. The suspect seemed to be breathing and made small movements with his head and legs.
According to a report by KTLA, the owner of the home has no idea who the man was or where the weapon came from.
This is a developing story. It will be updated when more information is available.
