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A woman was hospitalized Monday morning after she allegedly led police on
a pursuit and then was shot following a standoff in Woodland Hills.
The unidentified 42-year-old woman, who was armed, according to the Los
Angeles Police Department, is currently in serious condition.
The chase began around 7:45 a.m. in Van Nuys after LAPD officers responded
for a report of a potential shooting.
“A passerby saw the van had bullet holes in the windshield, so they called
and said they were concerned that there had been a shooting,” LAPD
Detective Meghan Aguilar said. “Officers arrived and they met with a
female outside of the van … she produced a handgun, pointed it at herself
and got back in the van.”
Police say she led them on a slow-speed chase before coming to a stop in a cul-de-sac off Mulholland Drive in the southern portion of Woodland Hills.
Sky5 was above the area where the van stopped around 8 a.m. but was unable
to get a clear view of it due to tree cover and low clouds. Several squad
cars were seen in the area; one officer was seen speaking with a man in a carport, and multiple LAPD airships were also seen monitoring the scene
from above.
The woman was engaged in a standoff with police for about 45 minutes,
witnesses said. Video posted to the Citizen App showed her standing and
then kneeling on top of the van before lying down on her chest.
She appeared to have something sticking out of the top of her shirt, but
it was not clear from the footage what it was. Her van also appeared to
have cardboard blocking the passenger side window.
LAPD officials confirmed at 9:30 a.m. that at least one officer fired
their weapon during the standoff. Details remain limited, but police
confirmed the woman was hit and taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Footage later obtained by KTLA shows a massive police presence in the area
and nearby residents being evacuated from their homes.
One resident who lives in the area described the moments leading up to the Memorial Day standoff in the dead end near her home.
“I was just walking up the street and there were helicopters [but] I
thought they were over the park,” Sophie Greenbaum told KTLA’s Kimberly
Cheng. “But then they came over my head, and there was the white van
coming up the street with ten police cars following her … there [has been]
a lot of police activity for many hours.”
“I just pray everybody is safe and okay,” she added.
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/pursuit-of-armed-woman-ends-in-officer- involved-shooting-in-los-angeles-on-memorial-day/
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