11Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price
Potential mass shooting averted in Los Angeles; man arrested, ‘high-powered’ weapons seized

Potential mass shooting averted in Los Angeles; man arrested, ‘high-powered’ weapons seized

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Los Angeles police officers seized several high-powered weapons from a man accused of making criminal threats Tuesday, averting what authorities believe could have been a mass shooting in the planning stages. Police say Braxton Johnson, 24, was arrested in Hollywood after officers responding to a report of a possible man with mental illness acted erratically. Braxton was arrested on a complaint of making criminal threats, the Los Angeles Police Department said. A search warrant was then served at the Lumina Hollywood, 1522 Gordon St., where officers recovered several high-powered rifles, shotguns, handguns and a “large cache of various munitions.” A man was arrested and a large cache of weapons were recovered in Hollywood on Jan. 31, 2023. (Los Angeles Police Department) “The suspect was located on the 18th floor of…
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06Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price
Man Aimed High-Powered Guns At Park From Sunset Blvd. High-Rise: LAPD

Man Aimed High-Powered Guns At Park From Sunset Blvd. High-Rise: LAPD

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HOLLYWOOD, CA — A Los Angeles man was in custody Wednesday after allegedly pointing guns at a park from the 18th floor of his high-rise Sunset Boulevard apartment, according to police. Police arrested 24-year-old Braxton Johnson for allegedly making criminal threats, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The arrest stemmed from an incident that occurred in Hollywood Tuesday, but police released few details about it. Officers were dispatched to the scene of a possible mental illness call regarding a man living on the 18th floor of an apartment building on the corner of Sunset Boulevard and Gordon Street who was pointing a gun at a park below his apartment, CBS Los Angeles reported.Find out what's happening in Hollywoodwith free, real-time updates from Patch."On the morning of January 31, 2023,…
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04Mar 2023 by Charles E. Price
Potential mass shooting averted in Los Angeles; man arrested, ‘high-powered’ weapons seized

Potential mass shooting averted in Los Angeles; man arrested, ‘high-powered’ weapons seized

ATTORNEY
Los Angeles police officers seized several high-powered weapons from a man accused of making criminal threats Tuesday, averting what authorities believe could have been a mass shooting in the planning stages. Police say Braxton Johnson, 25, was arrested in Hollywood after officers responding to a report of a possible man with mental illness acted erratically. Johnson was arrested on a complaint of making criminal threats, the Los Angeles Police Department said. A search warrant was then served at the Lumina Hollywood, 1522 Gordon St., where officers recovered several high-powered rifles, shotguns, handguns and a “large cache of various munitions.” A man was arrested and a large cache of weapons were recovered in Hollywood on Jan. 31, 2023. (Los Angeles Police Department) “The suspect was located on the 18th floor of…
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