Los Angeles police report possible hostage situation at Trader Joe's

[asmith906]

Los Angeles police reported a possible hostage situation at a Trader Joe's grocery store in Hollywood Saturday.

A suspect being pursued by police crashed his vehicle, got out and ran into the store on Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake neighborhood, LAPD Officer Mike Lopez told CNN.

Lopez said customers ran out of the Trader Joe's. Police were still trying to determine whether there are any hostages inside the store.


"There is an active police incident at the Trader Joe's near the intersection of Hyperion Ave and Griffith Park Blvd in #Silverlake. Please stay clear of the area," the LAPD tweeted.

The incident started around 3:30 p.m. local time (6:30 p.m. ET) and prompted a major police response.

Aerial video shot from a helicopter showed armed officers carrying shields outside the store and a man walking out with his hands up.

The video also showed officers carrying a person who appeared to be injured, as well as people climbing out of a store window and down a ladder.

Lopez said he did not know whether any shots had been fired by the police or suspect.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2018/07/21/us/trader-joes-los-angeles/index.html


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[Deleted member 23212]

I hope that there aren't any hostages in there.

 

[asmith906]

I hope that there aren't any hostages in there.

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Looks like they've rescued a lot of people from the store

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Just heard about this. I've been to this location a few times. Pretty nuts, this is like the flagship busiest, hippest area Trader Joes


https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/21/us/trader-joes-los-angeles/index.html

An armed man barricaded himself inside a Trader Joe's grocery store in Los Angeles, possibly with hostages, prompting a massive police response Saturday afternoon.

Events began with a shooting in the 1600 block of 32nd Street around 1:30 p.m. (4:30 p.m. ET) in which an elderly woman and a young woman were victims, LAPD Officer Mike Lopez told CNN.
The suspect fled in a 2015 Toyota Camry and during a police pursuit, the suspect fired multiple rounds at officers, Lopez said. None of the officers was injured.
The chase ended when the suspect crashed the vehicle, got out and ran into the store on Hyperion Avenue in the Silver Lake neighborhood, Lopez said. Customers ran out of the store, he added.

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[Typhon]

Literally on the first page. https://www.resetera.com/threads/hostage-situation-at-la-trader-joes.56989/