{"id":166404,"date":"2021-11-17T17:44:27","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T22:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/?p=166404"},"modified":"2021-11-17T17:44:27","modified_gmt":"2021-11-17T22:44:27","slug":"see-it-lapd-cops-shoot-woman-who-emerged-from-downtown-homeless-tent-with-gun-hostage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breaking911.com\/see-it-lapd-cops-shoot-woman-who-emerged-from-downtown-homeless-tent-with-gun-hostage\/","title":{"rendered":"SEE IT! LAPD cops shoot woman who emerged from downtown homeless tent with gun, hostage"},"content":{"rendered":"

**The following information was released by the LAPD**<\/strong><\/p>\n

Los Angeles – Los Angeles Police Department\u2019s (LAPD) Force Investigation Division is investigating an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) that occurred in Central Division.<\/p>\n

On October 6, 2021, around 10:45 p.m., LAPD Central Patrol Division and Central Traffic Division officers responded to a female armed with a firearm in the area of Arcadia Street and Spring Street. Officers were directed by a community member who told them the suspect, later identified as Victoria Bardales, was inside a tent in a homeless encampment. While officers were trying to communicate with the suspect, she fired multiple shots at officers over the course of several minutes.<\/p>\n

Around 11:45 p.m., while waiting for additional resources, including Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) personnel, Bardales came out of a tent holding a hostage. While outside of the tent with the hostage, an officer-involved shooting occurred. Bardales was struck by gunfire and fell to the ground. She was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment. The hostage was not injured.<\/p>\n