Man brandishing handgun near Sherman Way and Van Nuys, Los Angeles CA


Radio audio reporting a man armed with a handgun at the intersection of Sherman Way and Van Nuys. The suspect is described as wearing all black and may be pointing the gun from a plastic bag. Multiple response codes were called and several vehicles are in the area.
Audio|Source: LAPD Hotshot/K-9/Air Hailing
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Transcript:
(name withheld). (name withheld). Report of a man with a gun at Sherman Way and Van Nuys. Suspect described wearing all black, black shirt and black pants, armed with a handgun, possibly pointing it out of a plastic bag. Multiple response codes were called: (number withheld). Buses and vehicles are in the area. Units advised to use Van Nu frequency for a 415[1] man with a gun at Sherman Way and Van Nuys.
(name withheld). (name withheld). Report of a man with a gun at Sherman Way and Van Nuys. Suspect described wearing all black, black shirt and black pants, armed with a handgun, possibly pointing it out of a plastic bag. Multiple response codes were called: (number withheld). Buses and vehicles are in the area. Units advised to use Van Nu frequency for a 415[1] man with a gun at Sherman Way and Van Nuys.
Police codes explained
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[1]
415: Disturbance/Man with a Gun
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Location mentioned:
Sherman Way & Van Nuys, Los Angeles, CA 91405
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