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mystery-ak:
LAPD Stops Potential Mass Casualty Shooting in Hollywood, Man in High-Rise Had Rifles Pointed Down at Park
By Bob Hoge | 7:00 PM on February 02, 2023


The Los Angeles Police Department stopped a potential Las Vegas-style mass shooting Wednesday night in Hollywood as they arrested a man with a cache of weapons in his 18th floor apartment. Some of the guns were pointed down at a popular park, and the 25-year-old suspect was reportedly acting strange and making threats. (Note: some outlets are reporting that he’s 24.)

The possible attack was thwarted by security guards and neighbors at the high-rise who reported to the LAPD that a resident was possibly suffering from a mental health crisis. The man, now identified as Braxton Kyle Johnson, who one neighbor said had talked about his military background and believed the CIA was after him, was placed under arrest after police entered the apartment with a search warrant and found a sniper rifle, two high-powered rifles, a shotgun, three pistols, extensive body armor and thousands of rounds of ammo.

The LA Times reports that “one rifle with a scope was mounted on a small tripod, similar to the ones used by hunters — or military snipers.”

All the guns were unregistered.

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https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2023/02/02/lapd-stops-potential-mass-casualty-shooting-in-hollywood-man-in-high-rise-had-rifles-pointed-down-at-park-n697887

roamer_1:

--- Quote from: the article ---found a sniper rifle, two high-powered rifles, a shotgun, three pistols, extensive body armor and thousands of rounds of ammo.

The LA Times reports that “one rifle with a scope was mounted on a small tripod, similar to the ones used by hunters — or military snipers.”


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They'd sh*t their pants up in here. That ain't even a fair stash in these parts. Unremarkable. If all your guns fit in a closet, that's pretty normal.

GtHawk:

--- Quote from: roamer_1 on February 03, 2023, 03:39:33 pm ---They'd sh*t their pants up in here. That ain't even a fair stash in these parts. Unremarkable. If all your guns fit in a closet, that's pretty normal.

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It's sad when someone doesn't know the difference between a bi-pod and a tri-pod,  also were any of the guns he owned illegal...even in California? If this guy was truly going over the edge than good he is getting help but they just can't help making out that a small collection of guns is unusual.

catfish1957:
It's been kept strangely and scarily quiet in my parts but local LEO arrested a man with a muslim sounding name that was casing a Catholic and a Jewish School with an AR-15 and an arsenal. 

So few details around the investigation have been shared too.  Conflicting reports too, on whether he is from NY, and/or why he would visit Texas.

https://kfdm.com/news/local/allam-pleads-not-guilty-to-federal-charge-of-possessing-rifle-near-st-anthony-school#

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