No Public Threat After Murrieta PD Investigation On Los Alamos

MURRIETA, CA — A report of a possible shooter Friday afternoon in Murrieta was unfounded, police confirmed.

Lt. Phil Gomez of the Murrieta Police Department said the agency received a call about a man thought to be armed who was standing on a balcony at an apartment complex near Los Alamos Road.

Murrieta police responded to the scene and closed Los Alamos, between Madison and Jefferson avenues, as part of the investigation.

"Please avoid the area," the department said shortly after 1 p.m. on social media.

During the investigation, Murrieta police determined the man had been spotted with a toy replica firearm, "like an airsoft gun," Gomez explained. A search of the man's apartment and the area determined there were no real weapons and the public was not at risk. The man was not arrested.

"There was no crime," Gomez said.

During the investigation, there was a heavy police presence. Gomez explained that calls about an armed subject are taken very seriously and must be thoroughly investigated to ensure there is no danger to the public.

Los Alamos Road was reopened around 2 p.m.