Officer Reported Shot, LAPD West Traffic Div Station

[Radio_Lady]

Media reports that a desk officer and at least one other person, possibly the shooter, have been shot in the lobby of West Traffic Division station, 4849 W Venice Blvd, next door to Wilshire Area Station

LAPD Officer Wounded in Shooting Inside Lobby of Police Station | KTLA 5
Officer Shot After Man Opens Fire In Lobby Of LAPD

 

[scannermanner1]

Did the officer die???? Hope not

 

[Radio_Lady]

Did the officer die???? Hope not

According to Officer Wounded in Shooting at LAPD Station | NBC Southern California "Two desk officers, including the one who was hit, returned fire and wounded the gunman, police said. 'The officer's armored vest was credited with saving his life,' said LAPD Cmdr. Dennis Kato. - The officer was taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital with a graze wound in the shoulder, police sources said. 'The gunman was taken to the hospital in critical condition', Kato said"

 

[pepsima1]

Officer was shot 7 times and is expected to live. Not sure why the gunman was even taken to the hospital. They should of let the bullet wounds just bleed until nothing was left.

 

[scottyhetzel]

This is the second shooting there at the station. I am sure they will have bullet proof glass at the window like most banks in the works for the station. I am glad the officer is ok...

 

[mikewazowski]

Thread moved to California Incidents and Breaking News.

 

[karldotcom]

My understanding this was inside the station, not at the front counter.

This is the second shooting there at the station. I am sure they will have bullet proof glass at the window like most banks in the works for the station. I am glad the officer is ok...

 

[scottyhetzel]

My understanding this was inside the station, not at the front counter.

How do people just walk in, there should be access control. With a gate strike or magnetic lock. That is just plain ignorant. A simple set up like a jewelry store should have been thought out. Just my .02 worth..

 

[russianspd]

If this was a front desk officer than anybody could walk in to report a crime, file report, etc. It's a public lobby. Now if the guman had entered in through the rear of the building and somehow bypassed keycard or locked access than I can see an issue being there. Many departments have an open access lobby. I don't see them throwing up security locked doors in the immediate future for the general public to have access to the lobbies.