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'Threat' video against LAPD was shot by 1990s rap group, police say
Los Angeles police have made an arrest in connection with a video posted on social media showing a passenger in a vehicle flashing what appears to be a handgun while recording an officer exiting his patrol car.
The LAPD said the video was shot by a 1990s rap group as part as comeback attempt. The group posted it on Instagram as a way of generating interest in their music. Police deemed it to be entertainment, not a threat. The name of the group was not released.
The recording, which has no sound, circulated on Twitter on Monday, but police said they became aware of the video last week.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that a “secondary suspect” was arrested over the weekend in connection with the video. A search warrant was served at the home of the “primary suspect,” he said. A warrant has been issued for that person’s arrest, but Beck said detectives are still looking for him.
Beck declined to identify the primary suspect, but said the Los Angeles Police Department has been in contact with his attorney.
“This individual knows who he is and should turn himself in,” Beck said.
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The 15-second clip appears to have been taken from a car parked behind a black-and-white police cruiser, which is pulled over to the side of the road with its driver’s side door open. The person shooting the video appears to be seated in the passenger seat of a new car.
As the person records the police cruiser, the camera then flashes down to show someone’s hand holding what appears to be a gun.
The person briefly angles the gun for the camera before hiding it under some sort of sweatshirt or blanket. The camera then cuts back to the patrol car, showing an officer getting out and walking away.
The video was filmed in downtown L.A., Beck said.
Flashing a handgun inside a vehicle is a violation of state law, he said.
Beck characterized the video as showing someone who "appeared to be stalking" the officer.
The department’s robbery-homicide detectives, who typically handle more complex or high-profile cases, have been investigating the video since last week, Beck said.
Cmdr. Andrew Smith, an LAPD spokesman, on Monday said LAPD officials were “making our officers aware of it and letting them know that we take this and all threats against our officers very seriously.”
'Threat' video against LAPD was shot by 1990s rap group, police say
Los Angeles police have made an arrest in connection with a video posted on social media showing a passenger in a vehicle flashing what appears to be a handgun while recording an officer exiting his patrol car.
The LAPD said the video was shot by a 1990s rap group as part as comeback attempt. The group posted it on Instagram as a way of generating interest in their music. Police deemed it to be entertainment, not a threat. The name of the group was not released.
The recording, which has no sound, circulated on Twitter on Monday, but police said they became aware of the video last week.
LAPD Chief Charlie Beck said Tuesday that a “secondary suspect” was arrested over the weekend in connection with the video. A search warrant was served at the home of the “primary suspect,” he said. A warrant has been issued for that person’s arrest, but Beck said detectives are still looking for him.
Beck declined to identify the primary suspect, but said the Los Angeles Police Department has been in contact with his attorney.
“This individual knows who he is and should turn himself in,” Beck said.
See the most-read stories this hour >>
The 15-second clip appears to have been taken from a car parked behind a black-and-white police cruiser, which is pulled over to the side of the road with its driver’s side door open. The person shooting the video appears to be seated in the passenger seat of a new car.
As the person records the police cruiser, the camera then flashes down to show someone’s hand holding what appears to be a gun.
The person briefly angles the gun for the camera before hiding it under some sort of sweatshirt or blanket. The camera then cuts back to the patrol car, showing an officer getting out and walking away.
The video was filmed in downtown L.A., Beck said.
Flashing a handgun inside a vehicle is a violation of state law, he said.
Beck characterized the video as showing someone who "appeared to be stalking" the officer.
The department’s robbery-homicide detectives, who typically handle more complex or high-profile cases, have been investigating the video since last week, Beck said.
Cmdr. Andrew Smith, an LAPD spokesman, on Monday said LAPD officials were “making our officers aware of it and letting them know that we take this and all threats against our officers very seriously.”
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