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| Reports of shots fired at pro-Trump caravan in LA suburb, suspect on the run after standoff with police | Reports of shots fired at pro-Trump caravan in LA suburb, suspect on the run after standoff with police |
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| Police have responded to reports of fire being opened at a pro-Trump parade of cars in Woodland Hills, California, after a tire was slashed by a projectile, probably a bullet. The alleged shooter is at large. | Police have responded to reports of fire being opened at a pro-Trump parade of cars in Woodland Hills, California, after a tire was slashed by a projectile, probably a bullet. The alleged shooter is at large. |
| The incident unfolded about 11:30 a.m. local time in the 20600 block of Ventura Boulevard, as the torrent of cars with Trump supporters was streaming past Woodland Hills, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. | The incident unfolded about 11:30 a.m. local time in the 20600 block of Ventura Boulevard, as the torrent of cars with Trump supporters was streaming past Woodland Hills, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles, California. |
| Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that a woman, who was not part of the pro-Trump caravan, but was driving alongside the rally, reported that her tire was damaged after she heard sounds resembling that of gunfire. | Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said that a woman, who was not part of the pro-Trump caravan, but was driving alongside the rally, reported that her tire was damaged after she heard sounds resembling that of gunfire. |
| There were reports of a person brandishing a firearm from a balcony near the scene of the incident, police said, according to local media. | There were reports of a person brandishing a firearm from a balcony near the scene of the incident, police said, according to local media. |
| A witness told police that they saw a gunman in the apartment block at Ventura Boulevard. Police confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that they had obtained a photo showing the suspect with a rifle on the balcony. | A witness told police that they saw a gunman in the apartment block at Ventura Boulevard. Police confirmed to the Los Angeles Times that they had obtained a photo showing the suspect with a rifle on the balcony. |
| Police sent a SWAT unit to locate the suspect, which led to a protracted standoff that ended about 5 p.m. when the officers breached the apartment where three people, the alleged shooter and two others, were believed to have been holed up. | Police sent a SWAT unit to locate the suspect, which led to a protracted standoff that ended about 5 p.m. when the officers breached the apartment where three people, the alleged shooter and two others, were believed to have been holed up. |
| However, police said that that they found no one inside, with the suspect is believed to have fled the scene and is currently on the run. | However, police said that that they found no one inside, with the suspect is believed to have fled the scene and is currently on the run. |
| A police helicopter was spotted hovering over the scene. | A police helicopter was spotted hovering over the scene. |
| No injuries have resulted from the incident, with the only known damage so far being a pierced tire. | No injuries have resulted from the incident, with the only known damage so far being a pierced tire. |
| A day before the incident in Los Angeles, the arrival of a caravan of Trump supporters in Portland, Oregon resulted in scuffles as Black Lives Matter activists confronted them. Amid the tensions, a member of the pro-Trump group Patriot Prayer was shot dead. The circumstances of the homicide are still being investigated. | |
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