Man Shot At Woodland Hills Best Buy Identified – And Dead, Reportedly Shot At Police
Photo hotlinked from KTLA.com
According to LAist the man’s name is Donovan Morris, and to other reports, he killed his child’s mother early this morning in Long Beach. The KTLA article below pretty much has all of the details. See our photos from after the shooting in this post.
CBS2 writes (I’ve spliced together 2 versions of the story for more completeness):
Police say a gunman who kidnapped and killed the mother of his daughter in Long Beach has been killed by police in the San Fernando Valley.
Long Beach Sgt. Dina Zapalski says the man forced the woman from her condominium during a dispute and shot her in a parking garage, then fled.
Zapalski says investigators believe the man who died around 10 a.m. Monday outside a Best Buy store in Canoga Park was the same man who shot the woman nearly three hours earlier.
The suspect was killed after Los Angeles police responded to a report of a man with a gun in front of the store at Victory Boulevard and Owensmouth Avenue.
The armed suspect allegedly started shooting at officers and was shot several times, CBS 2/KCAL 9’s Mike Case reported.
After the shooting, the 30-year-old man showed up at his uncle’s home in Woodland Hills, about 35 miles away, and said he had “killed his family,” Los Angeles police Lt. Dave Storaker said.
Los Angeles police say the 30-year-old man drove about 35 miles to his uncle’s home in Woodland Hills but fled again when the relative called police.
A man who is suspected of kidnapping and shooting a woman in Long Beach this morning, leaving her body in a parking structure, was shot during a standoff in front of a San Fernando Valley Best Buy a few hours later.
In what police believe was a family dispute, Donovan Morris apparently took a woman from her home at 7:35 a.m. before killing her. Long Beach Police notified the LAPD as they believed Morris was headed towards his uncle’s home in Woodland Hills. A standoff between police and Morris occurred at a nearby Best Buy in Canoga Park. Witnesses said they saw Morris holding a gun to his head.
KTLA has a photo of the man after he was shot, they write:
LONG BEACH — A gunman who police say kidnapped and killed the mother of his daughter in Long Beach was shot and fatally wounded by LAPD officers two and a half hours later outside a Best Buy store in Woodland Hills.
It all began when the unidentified woman was abducted from a home in the 200 block of West Ocean Boulevard early Monday morning, according to Long Beach police Sgt. Israel Ramierz.
The woman was found fatally shot about 7:30 a.m. in the 200 block of West Ocean Boulevard, officials said.
“She was taken there by force,” said Lisa Massacani, a spokeswoman for the Long Beach Police Department.
“It looks like it was a family dispute.”
According to Ramirez, officers received information that the suspect was still at the location.
“We immediately locked down the area and conducted a search using our SWAT members,” Ramirez said.
A few hours later, police in Woodland Hills received a call of a man with a gun outside a Best Buy store on Victory Boulevard and Owensmouth Avenue.
Los Angeles police say the 30-year-old man, identified as Donovan Morris, drove about 35 miles to his uncle’s home in Woodland Hills but fled again when the relative called police. Police say officers spotted his car and followed it to the store, where Morris man got out and was shot when he refused to drop a handgun.
Officers were trying to prevent him from entering the store when they opened fire, officials said.
Morris was taken to the hospital where he died.
It was not immediately clear whether the woman was Morris’ wife or his girlfriend, according to Sgt. Dina Zapalski. The couple’s daughter, who was in the condo, was not hurt. Zapalski did not know her age.
There were no reports of other injuries.
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Photos From Scene Of Best Buy Shooting
Best Buy Shooting Pictures
After hearing about the incident from some friends and readers, I headed over to Best Buy to see what was going on. Owensmouth was closed off, as well as Victory Blvd in front of Best Buy. Took the pictures below, including one of the individual’s shoes which was visible on the ground in front of the Best Buy. These pictures were taken at around 12:30pm.
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Developing: Man Shot By Police At Woodland Hills/Warner Center/Canoga Park Best Buy
A person in front of the Best Buy electronics store at Owensmouth Avenue and Victory Boulevard in Canoga Park and reportedly holding a gun to his head Monday was shot by officers, according to KABC-TV.The suspect was taken away in an ambulance, but his condition is unclear, according to reports.
As of 11:55 a.m. Monday, Owensmouth Avenue and Victory Boulevard are closed to traffic while Los Angeles police investigate the incident.
A friend tells me the television news is reporting that the man killed his wife over a custody dispute in Long Beach then showed up at the Best Buy where he was shot by police.
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Warrant’s Jani Lane Arrested This Evening In Woodland Hills
Jani Lane chats it up with Firefighters before cops arrive and arrest him. (Photo courtesy Laurie M.)
Looks like local resident and chronic mess Jani Lane is in trouble with the law again.
LAPD arrested Lane in Woodland Hills, CA this evening.
Police sources tell us Lane was driving a black Infiniti sedan when he allegedly hit a parked car. Officers arrived on the scene and gave Lane a field sobriety test — we’re told he did not do well and was arrested. Lane’s car is pretty mangled, but there were no injuries reported.
According to sources, Lane blew more than twice the legal limit of .08 when officers gave him a breathalyzer test at the police station.
Lane pleaded no contest to misdemeanor DUI in July 2009. A hit-and-run charge was dropped as part of that plea deal, and the judge put him on probation for three years.
Bonus fact: We’re told Jani was arrested today by the same cop who arrested him last summer. Go figure.
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