Man armed with knife flees near 42nd Street in Los Angeles, Los Angeles CA

Weapons

Reported: 11/19/2025 12:42 PM

W 42nd St, Los Angeles, CA

Police reported a man armed with a knife near 42nd Street west of Figueroa in Los Angeles. The man was last seen wearing a black shirt and camouflage pants and fled the area. Backup units were requested.

Audio|Source: LAPD - South Bureau

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Transcript:

00:00

On the west side of the park so it's on Grandbury place south of five four and it's facing northbound right to 11th here I was armed a knife

00:28

Let's how the vehicles occupied through the windows.

00:32

It looks like the rear driver side window is partially down.

00:35

The driver side windows partially down an owner of the occupants in time.

00:54

We're in a black shirt, a camouflage pan.

00:58

We're in a black chariot chemistry.

01:04

Can we get DMV Auto Status 8, Sam,

01:07

George Zero 065.65.

01:09

That should be the plate on the subject, thank you.

01:13

George, George, Zero, six, five.

01:20

At 42nd east west of Figuero?

01:25

Right

01:30

Atting identity drumtron he's requesting a backup area unit and supervisor 42nd west of Figuero on the Coast of Charles suspect.

01:37

Suspect's a male black wearing a black shirt camouflage pants was lasting east down 40 second

01:45

second

01:50

5. We'll go to my backup.

01:54

355, Roger.

01:59

318 or at the backup 4-2 west of February.

02:03

3018. Is en route.

02:08

Everyone,

02:10

are you requesting a...

02:11

Do you need a perimeter?

02:16

10 minutes for last time it was seen he was heading west end up to unknown direction 510 1st4 14 14 from big last 10 minutes ago east down east down and west down on 42 from big

02:52

According to Blackshore, camouflage, camouflage, camouflage pants.

02:59

Possible, so second custody is coming on Vermont.

03:02

Just east of 48 place.

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