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Los Angeles Times building incident

Los Angeles police talk to a man taken into custody in the lobby of the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Friday night after he allegedly made a threat. The man is an employee of VXI Global Solutions, a tenant in the building.

Los Angeles police talk to a man taken into custody in the lobby of the Los Angeles Times building in downtown Friday night after he allegedly made a threat. The man is an employee of VXI Global Solutions, a tenant in the building.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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A call center worker was taken into custody Friday night, accused of making a threat at the L.A. Times building in downtown Los Angeles.

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Officers escort the suspect to a squad car. He was later identified as Matthew Lowes, 28.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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The suspect, Matthew Lowes, allegedly handed his supervisor a bag of ammunition and told her, “I’m not afraid to shoot people, but I don’t want to go to jail.” Lowes is also believed to have told his supervisor that he was depressed and that he carried a weapon because he thought he was being followed. No gun was found.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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The Los Angeles Times building, directly across the street from LAPD headquarters, was placed on lockdown about 8 p.m.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Suspect Matthew Lowes, 28, works for VXI Global Solutions, which rents space in The Times building.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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Times building workers wait for the all clear to return to their offices after the suspect was apprehended.  (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)

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No one was hurt in the incident.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

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