Arrest Made After Freeway Shootout Injures Man
A rolling gun battle on the Golden State Freeway on Wednesday night left one person injured and police searching for a suspect in a Glendale apartment building.
The incident began about 8:15 p.m. when the occupants of two dark-colored vehicles exchanged several shots while traveling north on the freeway near the Ventura Freeway. Police said horrified motorists and an LAPD officer witnessed the shooting.
The officer followed one of the cars into Glendale, where the driver abandoned it in front of an apartment complex in the 1000 block of Irving Avenue.
“I’ve locked my door, and I’m a little scared,” said Ofelia Mkrtchian, who has lived in the complex for three years. “There’s never been a major thing like this on our block since I’ve lived there.”
Police surrounded the building and made an arrest late Wednesday, according to a LAPD watch commander.
A man who police believe was wounded in the incident was questioned by police at a friend’s home in the 2300 block of Catalina Street in Burbank, said Sgt. Kevin Krafft of the Burbank Police Department.
Krafft said the man or his friend had called police to report the shooting, and said the victim was not seriously injured.
Police said late Wednesday they did not know what sparked the clash.
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