Posted on 02/21/2008 2:51:34 PM PST by BurbankKarl
Los Angeles police shot and killed one man and wounded another after a wild incident in northeast Los Angeles that began when one of the suspects jumped out of a car stopped for a traffic violation and began firing on officers with an AK47 rifle, authorities said.
Two suspects remain at large. One is believed to be barricaded inside an apartment building in a neighborhood now surrounded by police. A fourth suspect apparently fled the area in a vehicle, officials said.
The incident began shortly after noon when officers attempted to make a traffic stop near Drew Street and Estara Avenue, police said.
"One of the suspects opened fire on the officers with an AK47," said Cmdr. Andrew Smith, supervisor of the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Bureau that includes the area where the incident occurred.
Officers returned fire, killing one man and wounding another in a neighborhood densely packed with apartments, small homes and businesses. No officers were injured in the attack, police said.
Within minutes, a massive police presence had descended on the area and Los Angeles SWAT officers were in position by 1 p.m., authorities said. The location is only a few blocks from the LAPD's Northeast Station on San Fernando Road
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branding works, whether you’re selling a car or selling an ideology. AK47 is the anti-brand of the anti-gun anti-americans.
123.025 media helos
484.8375 LAPD Northeast
484.4625 LAPD Citywide Tac 4
506.8375 LAPD Swat
484.5875 LAPD Swat 2
506.7750 LAPD Swat 3
ping
The AK-47 fired itself?
Thanks for the ping..
just a traffic stop.. eh?
I wonder how much firepower and ordnance is on the freeways of SoCal at any given time not including military and law enforcement and licensed?
Hmmmm. Mentioned the weapon. Didn’t say anything about the perpetrators...except to call them “suspects”. Hmmmmmmmmm computing, computing..... Note that my suspicians are not based on anything except prior knowledge of the operations of “journalists” well trained in PC writing.
probably a great deal. This is about 1 block south of the Forest Lawn Cemetery. (Which had a gang shooting on Jan 1 if you can believe it)
Suspects are victims of a society that disenfranchises based on race and color.
It’s not their fault.
/sarcasam off
George Bush pulled the trigger.
As the headlines says, the AK 47 did it, and all by itself!
I thought LAPD went trunking (read that “was snookered by Mother BatWing”) long ago?
nope
that scanner wont work. LAPD is digital
True and I would bet it wasn't an AK.
"There are no dangerous weapons, son. Only dangerous men." -- attributed to Career Sergeant Zim
Yup, no one noted the physical makeup, RACE, or anything else that might be important to identifying the perps, just the evil AK47, which it may or may not have been.......
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