Crime & Safety
Police Investigate False Report of Gunman in Venice
Police responding to a report of a gunman threatening to shoot someone in a Venice home found it to be false.
Los Angeles police sent to a Venice residence on a report of a man with a gun threatening to shoot someone determined that there was no evidence of a crime, authorities said.
Officers were sent to the 200 block of Sherman Canal Court about 7:45 a.m., said Los Angeles police Officer Liliana Preciado.
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Police interviewed people at the location, and determined the report was false, Preciado said.
“There was no evidence of a crime,” Preciado said.
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