Streets in Carthay Circle shut down as police search for gunman

Streets in the Carthay Circle area were shut down this afternoon as the Los Angeles Police Department searched for a suspected gunman who allegedly broke into a nearby home.

The incident began about 2:40 p.m. when residents reported hearing rapid gunfire around the corner from Olympic Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue.

According to LAPD spokeswoman Norma Eisenman, the suspect ran into a home and offered to pay the resident to let him hide there. The resident refused and the gunman fled.

But the resident managed to take a photo of the suspect, which police are now using in their search.

--Ruben Vives

Comments

[earnie p simms]

Untold portion of the story...that it was 5 hours of brutal helicopter noise and
re-routed traffic.

[FineFriend]

Some of the residents in Carthay Circle are wondering what happened to the suspect. The police were seen walking down the street in tactical gear. There are rumors that the suspect was caught and killed after this 5 hour stand down. Also, it seemed as though the suspect was hiding inside a building. So, even if one resident refused to allow entry, perhaps another allowed it? Or perhaps the suspect then forced entry into a home. Does anyone know?

[sluggovw]

The shooter hid inside the Carthay Circle Apts. The police claimed to have searched every apartment. The manager even provided them a master key. Turns out they only checked a few apartments. Shortly after being allowed back into their homes, some tenants discovered the shooter had been hiding in one of the apartments drinking the occupants rum and orange juice. The window with the screen ripped out and the bent up blinds should have been a clue. Makes you feel safe doesn't it? What were they doing for the four hours they kept us from our homes? Obviously not searching the building.