Los Angeles hostage drama: Armed suspect dead, woman safe after SWAT unit responds
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Los Angeles police shot and killed an armed suspect and rescued a hostage Friday after the suspect pointed his weapon at the victim’s head, police said.
"They saw the suspect in a hallway armed with a gun forcing a female to come with him," the department tweeted late Friday. "At that point, we knew we had a hostage situation. While LAPD personnel were outside of the complex they saw through a window, the suspect holding a gun to the hostage's head."
SWAT officers then entered the apartment building based on the "already incredibly violent actions & fearing the suspect was going to kill the hostage."
The suspect was shot by officers and died at the scene. The hostage was taken to a hospital but her medical condition was not immediately known, police said.