A suspected gunman was arrested and two girls transported to hospitals after a taking pictures at a Granada Hills day care on Tuesday afternoon, authorities mentioned.
Paramedics responded to a residence the place a day care is situated, at 17320 W. Firma Court docket, round 12:30 p.m., in line with Los Angeles Hearth Division spokesperson Lyndsey Lantz. The 2 girls had been taken to a hospital in steady situation, and the LAFD labored with the day care and L.A. police to reunite youngsters with their dad and mom, she mentioned.
LAPD Capt. Kathleen Burns mentioned that the taking pictures appeared to have been a focused assault probably motivated by “some sort of household violence or home violence.”
It was not but clear whether or not the taking pictures befell in proximity to any youngsters.
When L.A. Police Division officers arrived on the scene, they discovered one particular person affected by a non-life-threatening gunshot wound, in line with a division spokesperson. No info was obtainable on the second affected person’s wounds, the spokesperson mentioned.
The suspected gunman fled the scene in a Tesla, and officers discovered the automobile and arrested him with out incident close to Balboa Boulevard and Sherman Means — about seven miles from the scene of the taking pictures, police mentioned.
The weapon believed to have been used within the taking pictures was recovered, Burns mentioned.
The positioning of the taking pictures, Children Dream Studying Heart, is in a residential space of Granada Hills and presents packages for infants, toddlers and preschool-age youngsters from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, in line with its web site. A consultant for the middle confirmed Wednesday that no youngsters had been harmed however didn’t want to remark additional on the incident.
Though the taking pictures befell on the day care’s property, it was not instantly identified whether or not it befell indoors or outdoor and what diploma of hazard youngsters may need been uncovered to, Lantz mentioned.
Metropolis Information Service contributed to this report.
