📌 PINNED | September 16, 2023 4:56 p.m.
The Los Angeles Police Department detained two people at University Park Campus Saturday early evening after it received a report that a suspect had placed a gun in a backpack following an armed carjacking at 32nd St. and Shrine Place.
Officers followed a black car with no license plate believed to be associated with the pair to the McCarthy Way Parking Structure. As of Sunday afternoon, the LAPD is still investigating the incident, and no gun has been recovered.
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A person was detained at Alumni Park at 4:09 p.m. Saturday.
The Los Angeles Police Department received a report that the suspect had placed a gun in a backpack, and officers followed a black car potentially associated with the suspect to the McCarthy Way Parking Structure. The presence of a gun has not been confirmed.
The Department of Public Safety called on the LAPD for backup, a spokesperson for the LAPD said. DPS Assistant Chief David Carlisle said the LAPD is taking the lead on the incident, which is still under investigation.
No TrojansAlert was sent out to students despite reports of the armed suspect; Carlisle said DPS did not send an alert because it did not have confirmed information and the suspect was already detained.
