Cops storm downtown Los Angeles skyscraper, shoot suspected hostage taker

A passerby filmed a terrifying incident on Friday night in which a man took a woman hostage before being killed as a SWAT team stormed a skyscraper in Los Angeles. The LAPD said the man was part of a savage crime spree earlier on Friday, shooting several people across the city before grabbing a woman and taking her hostage in the downtown apartment. A musician who lived across the road filmed the late night encounter, panting as he said he could see the man pointing a gun or knife at someone’s head. “Based on the already incredibly violent actions and fearing that the suspect would kill the hostage, SWAT entered the apartment,” LAPD said.

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