LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Latest on a report of gunshots in downtown Los Angeles (all times local):
4:30 p.m.
Police say a man suspected of shooting at a passing motorist in downtown Los Angeles has been taken into custody after refusing to come out of an apartment building for hours.
Los Angeles police Detective Meghan Aguilar says the man was taken into custody about four hours after police responded to a call reporting gunshots at 8th Street and Santee Street.
Officers who responded to a call of gunshots in the area were told the man shot at a passing vehicle. They were unable to locate the car and did not find any victims.
Police tracked the suspect to a nearby apartment building. He refused to come out, but hours later told police he wanted to surrender.
Aguilar says police recovered a gun on the roof of an adjacent apartment building.
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2:40 p.m.
Heavily-armed officers have converged on an apartment building as they search for a man they believe shot at a passing motorist in downtown Los Angeles
Los Angeles police said they were called to 8th Street and Santee Street shortly before noon on Monday.
Police spokesman Josh Rubenstein told reporters at the scene that officers responded to a call about gunshots fired in the area and were told a man shot at a passing vehicle.
He says officers have not found the vehicle and have not located any victims.
Rubenstein says officers obtained a photo of the suspect and tracked him to a nearby apartment building.
He says a SWAT team is currently searching the building.
Canine officers and members of the department’s mental evaluation unit are also on scene.
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1:45 p.m.
Police have closed several streets in downtown Los Angeles after receiving a report that gunshots had been fired in the area.
Los Angeles police say they were called to 8th Street and Santee Street shortly before noon on Monday.
A police spokeswoman says officers responded to a shots fired call and are looking for a suspect. Police could not immediately provide any additional information.
Video from news helicopters showed officers with rifles and ballistic helmets stationed on a sidewalk as other officers huddled around patrol cars.
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