Hostage call leads LAPD to illegal gambling operation in Koreatown; 26 detained - BERITAJA

Twenty-six group were detained astatine an forbidden gambling tract successful Koreatown early Saturday morning, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Police responded to a extremity of a gunman holding personification hostage conscionable aft 4 a.m. astatine the 3400 artifact of West 8th Street adjacent Kingsley Drive, said LAPD spokesperson Officer Charles Miller.

Police recovered an abandoned storage that was utilized arsenic an forbidden gambling site. Twenty-six group were detained and six of them were arrested connected outstanding warrants.

“We had a power telephone of a antheral equipped pinch a gun, and officers discovered an forbidden gambling operation,” Miller said.

The alleged gunman and hostage were not recovered astatine the segment and nary injuries were reported, Miller said.

Those arrested are successful jailhouse awaiting booking and nary different accusation was available, he said. The remainder of the group detained were released.

Video footage obtained by KTLA shows about a twelve constabulary officers pinch tactical cogwheel extracurricular the building. Nearly 2 twelve group look detained pinch manus restraints.