ABC7-Los Angeles reports that “a former NBA and UCLA basketball player” in his mid-20s barricaded himself in a Los Angeles area (Sherman Oaks) home on Friday night, after shooting a gun at LAPD.
A name hasn’t officially been reported, but according to several people on Twitter, the LAPD scanner said the suspect is Tyler Honeycutt. . . .
According to ABC7, the suspect’s mother called the police and told them her son was acting “erratically.” When police showed up at the residence, the suspect opened fire at the officers, and the officers returned fire. The officers reportedly believe the suspect was still alive “based on text messages.