2 dead, 6 wounded in mass shooting in downtown L.A. after music festival.

Two people are dead and six others were wounded at an after-party for the Hard Summer music festival in downtown Los Angeles early Monday, according to police and media reports. About 11 p.m. Sunday, a “big party” was shut down at a warehouse in the 1100 block of 14th Place after officers saw a person possibly armed with a gun go inside, said Los Angeles Police Officer Norma Eisenman. That person was arrested at the scene, she said. The party had been promoted on social media as an unofficial after-party for the Hard Summer music festival, a house- and techno-music festival, taking place over the weekend at Hollywood Park, next to SoFi Stadium. A post for the after-party on Instagram listed several DJs who were expected to spin techno and house music at the event. But at about 1 a.m. Monday, officers were dispatched back to the area after reports of gunfire and found eight people shot, Eisenman said. One man was declared dead at the scene and seven others were taken to the hospital, where a woman died of her injuries. No suspects have been identified, and an investigation is ongoing.

Los Angeles Times

Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Pedestrian in West Adams Area

A man believed to be in his early 60s was killed when he was struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in the West Adams area of Los Angeles. The crash occurred at about 9:15 p.m. Sunday at La Brea Avenue and Adams Boulevard, according to a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department’s Operations Center. The vehicle was northbound on La Brea Avenue when it struck the man who was walking outside of the crosswalk and the driver fled in the vehicle, the officer told CNS. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene, they added.

MyNewsLA

Man wounded in shooting at house party near USC

A 25-year-old man was shot and wounded outside of a house party near the University of Southern California campus early Sunday, police said. Officers were dispatched to the 3000 block of Budlong Avenue near Jefferson Boulevard, in the University Park area, at around 1:50 a.m. after learning of the incident, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Upon arrival, they found a large crowd of people who were leaving what they believed was a party. They did not find a victim at the scene, but later learned that the man had taken himself to the hospital. The victim, still unidentified, was said to be in stable condition at the latest, according to police. Investigators did not have information on what led up to the shooting or a suspect.

CBS 2

Authorities Arrest Alleged Gunman Related to Hollywood Nightclub Incident

A 28-year-old man wanted for shooting a driver accused of plowing into a crowd of pedestrians in East Hollywood was arrested in Redondo Beach, authorities said Monday. ABC7 reported Efrain Villalobos of Lawndale was arrested by Redondo Beach police and turned over to Los Angeles Police Department detectives about 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department inmate records reported Villalobos was formally arrested at the LAPD Rampart Division at 5:45 p.m. and that he was booked into the LAPD Jail Division at 10:59 p.m., held with no bail. Villalobos is suspected of shooting 29-year-old Fernando Ramirez in the lower back during a chaotic scene outside a nightclub in the early hours of July 19, according to the LAPD. Officers responded around 2 that morning to the 1000 block of North Vermont Avenue, where a mass casualty incidents had been reported involving at least 37 victims. LAPD Capt. Ben Fernandes told the Los Angeles Times last month that Ramirez had been kicked out of the nightclub for being disruptive before he crashed into the crowd.

MyNewsLA

Hollywood homeowner holds trespasser at gunpoint: LAPD

A Hollywood homeowner stopped a possible attempted break-in at their home by holding the would-be trespasser at gunpoint early Saturday. Law enforcement received a call of an attempted burglary around 1:30 a.m. at a home in the Hollywood Hills, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. There, the resident of the home was holding a man at gunpoint on their patio. A neighbor also responded with a shotgun and helped until officials arrived. The man who was held at gunpoint was detained by officers for trespassing. He was later released without charges, police said. LAPD did not identify the man suspected of trying to break into the home. 

NBC 4

More burglaries continue to plague the same Los Angeles neighborhoods 

Neighborhoods in the San Fernando Valley have been suffering from an uptick of residential burglaries that have rattled the community. The latest two cases were reported late Sunday night and early Monday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The first incident took place in Studio City around 11 p.m. Sunday. Per the LAPD, a 911 caller told dispatch that they saw a person gain entry into a residence in the 12000 block of Rye Street. “Officers arrived, searched the location [and found] the homeowner possibly shot a round,” an LAPD spokesperson said. “The suspect left the location before LAPD officers arrived.” It was not immediately known if the suspect was struck by gunfire or whether anything was stolen from the home, but a burglary report was taken, the spokesperson said. Officers were seen investigating the property, which has a high wall around the perimeter and a gated driveway.

KTLA 5

Rapper Soulja Boy arrested on weapons charge during traffic stop in Fairfax District, LAPD says

The rapper Soulja Boy was arrested early Sunday in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles on suspicion of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, authorities said. Few details were immediately available about the arrest, which an LAPD spokesperson said occurred about 2:30 a.m. during a traffic stop near the intersection of Genesee and Melrose avenues. Soulja Boy, 35, whose real name is Deandre Cortez Way, was booked into jail in the Los Angeles Police Department's Wilshire Division on suspicion of a felony, the agency said. In April 2023, a jury ordered the "Crank That" singer to pay $235,900 in punitive damages to a woman who alleged that the rapper yelled profanities, kicked her, stomped on her stomach and bashed her head with a large gun during a party she attended at his Malibu home in 2019. The amount was the same that the panel had given the woman a week earlier in compensatory damages.

ABC 7

Southern California man embezzled over $2.2 million from elderly victim

A Southern California man was convicted of embezzling over $2.2 million in money and property from an elderly victim. Jamal Nathan Dawood, 54, a.k.a. “Jimmy Dawood,” of Burbank, was found guilty of wire fraud and money laundering on July 31, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The elderly victim had inherited real estate properties and retirement savings from a brother who had passed away. In 2019, Dawood offered to help the victim manage his inheritance, convincing him to open a trust account to manage the funds, prosecutors said. Without the victim’s knowledge, Dawood began transferring money from the new account to people he had personal or business relationships with. He later convinced the victim to transfer ownership of his home and his late brother’s real estate holdings to third-party companies that were actually controlled by Dawood or people he knew. “Dawood falsely represented that the victim would retain an ownership interest in his residence and the inherited real estate through these companies,” court documents said.

KTLA 5

1 killed, 4 injured in Elysian Valley three-car collision

A three-car collision in Elysian Valley killed a man and injured four other people, two of whom are in critical condition, on Saturday afternoon. The Los Angeles Police Department said officers responded at 12:29 p.m. to reports of a multi-vehicle crash in the 2400 block of Riverside Drive. Police and units with the L.A. Fire Department arrived to find three cars involved and five patients at the scene. Paramedics declared one person, only identified as a 30-year-old man, dead at the scene. Another two patients, a 69-year-old man and a 62-year-old woman, were immediately transported in critical condition. The last two patients, a 34-year-old man and a 35-year-old man, only suffered minor injuries and refused hospital transportation after being assessed at the scene. LAPD asked the community to avoid the area if possible while the fatal crash is under investigation. There was no further information immediately available regarding what may have led to the collision.

KTLA 5

Woman injured, firefighters save cat from Northridge house fire

One person was injured and firefighters had to rescue a cat after a fire broke out at a home in Northridge on Saturday. The blaze was reported just before 2 p.m. in the 19000 block of W. Community Street near the 405 Freeway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters arrived to find smoke showing from the single-story home and flames burning outside of the building. It took them just about 20 minutes to extinguish the flames, which had spread to the attic of the property. "One cat was rescued from the home and treated with oxygen on scene by paramedics," LAFD said in a news release. A woman, 19, was also treated at the scene for minor smoke inhalation, but firefighters said she did not require hospitalization. 

CBS 2

Firefighters control large blaze at South Gate auto shop

It took firefighters nearly an hour to extinguish a large fire burning at a South Gate auto shop on Saturday morning. The fire was first reported at around 1:15 a.m. in the 5900 block of E. Firestone Boulevard near El Paseo Street, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Shortly after arriving at the scene, crews designated the fire a second alarm due to large flames shooting from the roof of the building. Nearly 80 firefighters were called to assist with the battle, which could be seen from video captured by bystanders. Some firefighters stood on tall towers extending above the fire as they pointed houses onto the blaze. It's unclear what sparked the fire and an investigation is underway. No injuries were reported.

CBS 2

About the LAPPL: Formed in 1923, the Los Angeles Police Protective League (LAPPL) represents more than 8,700 dedicated and professional sworn members of the Los Angeles Police Department. The LAPPL serves to advance the interests of LAPD officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education.