A man was taken into custody Saturday morning after an armed standoff with police ended peacefully at a home in Inglewood, officials said.

The hourslong incident began about 3 a.m. at a house in the 500 block of West Buckthorn Street (map), according to a spokesperson for the Inglewood Police Department. It was unclear what prompted the standoff, which prompted the evacuation of neighboring homes.

A police SWAT team and tactical medics from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Enforcement Bureau were called to the scene.

The barricade situation ended about 8:20 a.m. No injuries were reported.

The man was armed with a handgun before surrendering, police said.

No other information was immediately available.

A man was fatally shot in the face early Sunday in the parking lot of a Yoshinoya restaurant in Inglewood, police said.

A man was shot and killed outside a fast-food restaurant in Inglewood on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2014, police said. (Credit: OnScene.tv HD)

The incident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. near the intersection of Century Boulevard and Hawthorne Avenue, the Inglewood Police Department said. The unidentified victim died at the scene, located outside the 24-hour fast-food restaurant.

About 2 miles away, at the intersection of Imperial Highway and Doty Avenue (map), two passengers exited a vehicle suspected of being involved in the shooting, said police Lt. Neal Cochran. The third occupant of the vehicle then drove away, Cochran said.

Officer set up a perimeter that remained active at 6 p.m. as a search continued for the two passengers, whom police believe may be barricaded in the area.

Police early Monday morning shot and wounded an armed man in Inglewood, officials said.

Officers responded about 1 a.m. to a call of an assault with a deadly weapon in the 900 block of South Ash Avenue (map), said Lt. Scott Collins of the Inglewood Police Department. They arrived at the location and were immediately confronted by a man armed with an unknown weapon, the lieutenant said.

Police opened fire, striking the man, Collins said. He was taken to a hospital, where his condition was unknown.

A multiagency investigation was being conducted by the Police Department’s internal affairs unit.

Anyone with information about the shooting is urged to call Inglewood police’s homicide unit at 310-412-5240. To remain anonymous, call 888-412-7463.

The body of a 75-year-old man found by emergency crews at an apartment building in Inglewood had been decapitated, a coroner’s official confirmed Friday.

Robert Hollis is seen in an image provided by the DMV.

Police were called to the 800 block of Glenway Drive (map) at about 12:45 p.m. Thursday to assist Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel, the Inglewood Police Department stated in a news release.

Police did not confirm details of what they found in the apartment but homicide detectives were called to the scene.

The victim, identified as Robert Hollis, was discovered by his son, who went to check on his legally blind father after friends and family had been unable to contact him.

Hollis had been decapitated and his head was not with the body when it arrived at the coroner’s office, said Lt. David Smith of the Los Angeles County coroner’s office.

Hollis was described as a man with a “smile as big as his heart.”

“You’d see him sitting right here on Sunday waiting for a ride to church,” neighbor Sahir Champion said. “Always smiling, just a genuine good guy.”

Video showed crime scene tape blocking the stairway of The Villa Glen apartment building while authorities conducted an investigation inside.

The victim’s sliding glass door on his balcony was also open.

No further information on the Police Department’s investigation were immediately available.

Anyone with information was asked to contact the Police Department at 310-412-5246 or the 24-hour anonymous hotline number at “888-41-CRIME” (888-412-7463).

Authorities were searching Tuesday for a second Special Olympics athlete from the Ivory Coast who disappeared the night before he was due to fly home, according to the Inglewood Police Department.

Abidjan Ouattara, 24, was last seen around 11 p.m. Monday at the Adventurer Hotel in the 4200 block of West Century Boulevard where he was staying, according to a news release from police.

His coach reported him missing Tuesday morning after discovering Ouattara walked away from the hotel and never returned, the release stated.

Ouattara speaks only French and has a “physical impairment to his left hand and forearm,” police said.

He was last seen wearing a white athletic jacket with a blue or orange T-shirt and white pants.

A second member of the Ivory Coast team disappeared from Los Angeles International Airport on Monday morning. The 15-year-old was later found in Inglewood.

Anyone with information on Ouattara’s whereabouts was asked to call Inglewood police at 310-412-5240.

Police released surveillance video Thursday in their search for an armed robber who has struck multiple times in both Inglewood and Los Angeles.

A surveillance image of an armed robbery was provided by the Inglewood Police Department on Oct 15, 2015.

In the video, a man dressed in black is seen approaching a cashier counter where two other men are standing in line.

The robber then taps one of the men and gestures for him to move out of the way before pushing the second man and pointing a gun into the cashier's window.

Both of the customers quickly run from the gunman who can be seen leaning into the window and taking items from the counter.

After putting some of the items in his pocket, the robber turns and walks out of view of the camera.

The same man was believed to be involved in six armed robberies that took place in Inglewood between June 10 and June 17, the Inglewood Police Department stated in a news release, which listed the locations.

• Dollar Tree on North La Brea Avenue - June 10
• Tomato Market on South Prairie Avenue - June 10
• Metro PCS store on West Manchester - June 13
• Subway on South Prairie Avenue - June 14
• Chevron on Century Boulevard - June 16
• Jack in the Box on West Century Boulevard - June 17

The video released Thursday was dated June 16. It was not immediately clear why police were putting out word about the robberies some four months after they occurred.

In each of the six robberies, the suspect was described as a black man between the ages of 25 and 35, standing about 6 feet tall and weighing from 150 to 180 pounds with what was described as a "slim build."

He was said to be seen wearing a "Mo-hawk" or "Fo-hawk" during the crime spree time frame.

He also appears to have used the same semi-automatic handgun in each of the six robberies, according to the Police Department.

In addition to these robberies, investigators identified the same man as being responsible for three more armed robberies at businesses in Los Angeles during June.

Anyone with information was asked to call the Inglewood Police Department's crime tip line at 310-412-4353.

A woman and an infant were forced into the trunk of a car by two men in a possible kidnapping Saturday afternoon outside an Inglewood discount store, police said.

Police released photos of two persons of interest being sought in the possible kidnapping of a woman and an infant on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2015. (Credit: Inglewood Police Department)

Witnesses told detectives that the incident took place about 11:10 a.m. in the 2800 block of West Imperial Highway, according to a news release issued by the Inglewood Police Department.

The men approached the victims as they were walking to their car -- a silver, late-model, four-door Mercedes-Benz sedan with tinted windows and chrome rims, the statement said.

"Once at the driver's door the suspects forced the victim to turn over her car keys, then forced her and the child to the rear of the vehicle, opened the trunk and forced them both inside," the release said. "After closing the trunk both suspects entered the passenger compartment of the victim’s vehicle."

The car headed northbound through the parking lot, then eastbound on Imperial Highway and out of sight, according to witnesses.

The woman was described as black, in her 20s, light-skinned, wearing a blue denim jacket, blue denim pants and a multicolored scarf.

The baby was said to be black, with braided hair, wearing a diaper and a pink T-shirt.

The two men were each described as black, about 20 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds.

One had short hair, and was wearing a gray striped T-shirt and blue jeans. The other man was wearing black pants, a blue denim jacket, white shirt and black baseball cap.

Police released surveillance photos of two people described as persons of interest in the case, whom detectives said were involved in petty thefts of nearby businesses about the time of the possible kidnapping.

Anyone with information about the incident was asked to call the Police Department's homicide section at 310-412-5240, or the 24-hour anonymous hotline number: 888-412-7463.

One person was in custody after a woman was killed Wednesday night in what Inglewood police called a “domestic homicide.”

Officers responded to a report of shots fired at the intersection of Inglewood Avenue and Olive Street around 7:45 p.m. and located the female victim, according to Lt. Gabriela Garcia of the Inglewood Police Department.

She was later pronounced dead. Authorities have not released her identity.

An unidentified person was in custody in connection with the domestic incident, Garcia said. The lieutenant did not comment on the pair’s exact relationship.

No further information was provided.

KTLA’s Scott Williams contributed to this story. 

Two people involved in a pursuit, including one who was struck by a vehicle while fleeing, were being sought by Inglewood police on Sunday.

The pursuit began at an unspecified location when officers spotted an unreported stolen vehicle, Inglewood Police Department Lt. Kirk said.

The vehicle fled onto the northbound 405 Freeway and crashed into the freeway’s center divider near West Century Boulevard.

All three occupants fled, including a passenger who was struck by a passing motorist. The accused driver was later detained.

Police searched for the two passengers, and contacted area hospitals for the possibly injured person, on Sunday, Kirk said.

An adult and an 8-year-old girl were left lying in the street by a hit-and-run driver for whom Inglewood police were still searching on Monday.

Inglewood police provided this image of a vehicle similar to one involved in a hit-and-run crash on Nov. 25, 2015.

Officers responded to La Brea Avenue and Queen Street about 5:30 a.m. Nov. 25, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, according to a news release issued by the Inglewood Police Department on Monday afternoon.

The adult victim and the girl were discovered lying in the street; they were hospitalized for moderate-to-severe injuries, the release stated.

A witness reported the victims were walking in a marked crosswalk when a vehicle traveling southbound on La Brea ran a red light and struck them.

The car — described as a dark green or black Nissan Altima — initially pulled over but then fled, continuing out of sight southbound on La Brea.

La Brea Avenue is shown at Queen Street. (Credit: Google Maps)

The vehicle was “more than likely” to have front-end damage and possibly a broken windshield, the release stated.

The older victim was walking with her granddaughter when the pair were struck, leaving the woman in a coma, according to a KTLA viewer who said she was the woman’s sister.

Traffic investigators were reviewing surveillance videos to try to find images of the crash.

Anyone with information was asked to contact Inglewood Police Traffic Investigator Jeff LaGreek at 310-412-5134; to make an anonymous tip, call the hotline at 888-412-7463.

An investigation was underway on Sunday after Inglewood police opened fire on two people inside a vehicle, including a female occupant who was allegedly in possession of a firearm, authorities said.

An investigation was underway after police opened fire in Inglewood on Feb. 21, 2016. (Credit: KTLA)

The incident began about 3:10 a.m. when uniformed officers responded to a call of an occupied vehicle that was stopped and facing westbound in the second lane at the intersection of Manchester Boulevard and Inglewood Avenue, according to a news release from the Inglewood Police Department.

When they arrived, the officers saw an armed female inside the car, police officials said in the release.

They took a position of cover before ordering both occupants out of the vehicle, the release stated.

The officers then opened fire on both occupants, but police did not say what exactly prompted the shooting.

Several witnesses told KTLA they heard multiple gunshots, with one describing the sound as being like firecrackers going off.

"I heard gunshots -- like, pow, pow, pow, pow, pow -- multiple gunshots," said one woman. "More than six rounds."

Kisha Michael is seen in a Facebook photo.

The allegedly armed female was pronounced dead at the scene; the male occupant was taken to a local hospital where he was later died from his injuries.

Their identities and ages have not yet been released by officials. Relatives and friends of the woman said she was Kisha Michael, a mother of three boys. Michael's loved ones told KTLA that they were unaware of deceased male's identity.

Police recovered a weapon at the scene, and secured and retained it for evidence, the release stated.

No additional information was released about the double fatal shooting. Investigators blocked off the street and remained at the scene for several hours after the incident.

On Sunday evening, several people gathered at the shooting location and created a makeshift memorial.

A friend of Michael's, a man who gave his name only as Jamar, remembered her as "a great mother."

"I don't feel like, I mean, even if it was a firearm -- I don't think she did that," he said. "I just can't see that coming from her."

Anyone with information about the shooting was asked to call Inglewood police's Homicide Section at 310-412-5246, or the department's anonymous hotline number at 888-412-7463.

KTLA's John A. Moreno contributed to this report.

A 47-year-old Inglewood man was convicted Thursday of nine counts of premeditated attempted murder of police officers and the  kidnapping and rape of a 14-year-old girl during a nine-hour standoff in 2013.

Jurors also found Christopher Warsaw guilty of nine counts of assault on a peace officer with a semiautomatic firearm, two counts of false imprisonment of a hostage and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

Officers with the Inglewood Police Department were called to the 10700 block of Fifth Avenue on Nov. 27, 2013, after neighbors reported seeing Warsaw dragging his girlfriend’s screaming 14-year-old daughter into a home, the release stated.

Christopher Warsaw appears in a blue jumpsuit in Inglewood Superior Court on Dec. 3, 2013. (Credit: KTLA)

During the nine-hour standoff that followed, Warsaw opened fire on police, shooting one Inglewood officer in the chest, according to prosecutors. Police said the officer was likely saved by his bulletproof vest.

The shootout was partially caught on cellphone video by a neighbor who described the scene as a “war zone.”

Police were eventually able to take Warsaw into custody and free his girlfriend and her daughter, who were held hostage during the ordeal.

Warsaw is facing life in prison without the possibility of parole, plus multiple life terms, at his sentencing, which is set for April 15.

A 27-year-old Uber driver was fatally shot while sitting inside his vehicle in Inglewood, police confirmed Monday.

Police and firefighter-paramedics responded after an Uber driver was shot and killed in Inglewood on March 20, 2016. (Credit: Loudlabs)

The shooting was reported just before 4 a.m. Sunday in the 3700 block of West 109th Street, according to an Inglewood Police Department news release.

The man found sitting in the car — later identified by the coroner’s office as Andre Jamal Bayyan, 27, of Los Angeles — was pronounced dead on scene.

Bayyan was working for ride-hailing service Uber, the San Francisco-based company confirmed, saying it was helping police in the investigation.

"We are deeply saddened by the loss of Mr. Bayyan to this senseless act of violence. Our thoughts and condolences are with his friends, family and loved ones,” an Uber spokesperson said in a brief statement.

A longtime friend provided this photo of Andre Jamal Bayyan to KTLA on March 21, 2016, a day after he died.

Bayyan was on a trip for Uber at the time, but the company could not confirm whether he had picked up any passengers.

A friend told KTLA the victim was a father and the primary caregiver for his young son.

"He was a great father. This is really hard for me," friend Paulette Smith said. "He was always there for me when I needed him, and he's going to be very missed. He's going to be missed by a lot of people."

Police have not provided a description of the killer, and residents said they were on edge while the search for the shooter continued.

Anyone with information was asked to call police at 310-412-5246 or, to remain anonymous, 888-412-7463.

A 24-year-old man who was shot and killed in Inglewood Tuesday played football for two out-of-state universities, officials said.

Joshua Williams is shown in a 2013 photo posted by the Oregon State University athletics department.

Joshua Williams, 24, of Inglewood, was shot in the upper torso about 5:35 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Van Ness Street, according to the Inglewood Police Department. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

No arrests have been made.

Williams was recruited by Oregon State University from Salesian High School, a Catholic school in Boyle Heights, according to his biography on the university website.

He joined the football team in the spring of 2011 and played in four games during his freshman year.

He was on the active roster, but did not play in 2012. He apparently was a candidate to be the new starting middle back for the school in 2013, but transferred to Kentucky State University, according to the Oregonian newspaper.

Williams played at Kentucky State from 2014 to 2016, university officials said.

He was going to return to the university for his final season, according to the Oregonian.

“KSU Athletics is deeply saddened by the loss of one of its own,” William Head, director of athletics for the campus said. “Another senseless act of violence silences a potential voice of leadership.”

Anyone with additional information about the shooting can call the homicide section of the Inglewood Police Department at 310-412-5246.

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A woman was found shot to death in a car in Inglewood Tuesday morning, officials said.

About 5:45 a.m. Inglewood Police officers responded to a report of a suspicious car parked in the 7900 block of South Van Ness Avenue.

The woman was found suffering from at least one gunshot wound and she was pronounced dead at the scene, police said in a news release.

No other details were released and the woman has not been identified.

Tiiesha Lane of Gardena told KTLA on Tuesday that the 2002 silver Volvo belongs to her and was stolen two weeks ago from outside a convenience store.

Lane said she was shocked when she saw video of her car on television with a dead woman inside.

Anyone with information about the incident can call the Inglewood Police homicide investigators at 310 412-5246.

Two men spotted carrying rifles and wearing military gear in Inglewood overnight were taken into custody following a traffic stop Tuesday morning.

A man in military gear is seen carrying a rifle in Inglewood on Aug. 16, 2016. (Credit: Loudlabs)

Police received reports about some armed men in the area of Crenshaw Boulevard between West Century Boulevard and Imperial Highway just after 11 p.m. Monday, said Lt. Held with the Inglewood Police Department.

Video from the scene showed the men walking around in camouflage, carrying rifles and shouting messages about racism.

Police arrived at the scene and monitored the men as they walked around the neighborhood.

"Right now we are giving a peaceful demonstration. Nobody's being shot. Nobody's being brutalized. We're out here just exposing racism, white supremacy," one of the men told KTLA.

Two men allegedly spotted carrying rifles in Inglewood were taken into custody following a traffic stop in Lakeview Terrace on Aug. 16, 2016. (Credit: KTLA)

Both men then showed their rifles on camera before putting them, apparently unloaded, into the back of a black vehicle. The men then got into the vehicle.

It was unclear if the firearms were loaded at any point during the incident, but police remained on alert.

"We don't recommend anyone to walk around in public, day or night, with a firearm in plain view," said Inglewood police Sgt. Geoffrey Meeks.

At about 7 a.m., police pulled two men over in Lakeview Terrace, aerial video from Sky5 showed.

The men were believed to be the same two who were walking around in Inglewood earlier, said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Liliana Preciado.

One of the men removed his shirt and sat down on a curb with his pants around his ankles before being apprehended, video showed.

The second man was struck by a rubber bullet and then taken into custody, Preciado said.

Police were going to question the men, but it was unclear if any charges would be filed, Preciado said.

KTLA's Alberto Mendez contributed to this report. 

CHP officers pursued the driver of a Mercedes-Benz coupe from the West Los Angeles area toward Bakersfield for nearly two hours Wednesday afternoon.

The driver was wanted in connection with an investigation into vandalism of a hotel room in Inglewood, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Siara Lund.

A motorist being chased by CHP leafed through papers or maps while traveling the 5 Freeway on Sept. 28, 2016. (CreditL KTLA)

“We’re trying to find out who this person is. … We don’t know if there are any firearms in the vehicle,” Lund said. “Hopefully this vehicle will voluntarily stop.”

The vehicle appeared to be a silver two-door Mercedes-Benz coupe, which seemed to be traveling safely and at a moderate speed, aerial video from Sky5 showed.

On the northbound 405 Freeway, the vehicle passed the busy interchange with the 101 Freeway about 3:30 p.m., eventually getting onto the northbound 5 Freeway, passing Santa Clarita and going over the Grapevine.

Aerial video showed the driver pulled over at a gas station off the 5 Freeway north of the split with state Route 99. He walked around with a backpack and then, when CHP officers arrived a few minutes later, lay face-down on the pavement and surrendered.

The pursuit started when Inglewood police provided a license plate for the hotel vandalism case, and the motorist failed to yield to an attempted stop by CHP, according to Lund. It was not clear where the attempted stop occurred or which hotel was allegedly vandalized.

An Inglewood police lieutenant said he could not provide information due to an the ongoing investigation.

KTLA’s Matt Phillips contributed to this article.

Inglewood small business owners are suffering significant financial hardship Wednesday after several people from a Los Angeles homeless encampment began allegedly stealing goods from stores.

Mary Beth McDade reports for the KTLA 5 News at 10 on Jan. 18, 2017.

A man died and a woman was seriously injured after they were attacked by their daughter's ex-husband on Friday in Inglewood, police said.

Officers responded to an Inglewood home to investigate a deadly assault investigation on March 10, 2017. (Credit: KTLA)

Officers responded to a home in the 3700 block of 106th Street around 12:45 p.m., Inglewood Police Lt. Jacqueline Layne said.

Family members told KTLA the suspect went to the house to confront the victims, and hid when officers arrived.

Police identified the suspect as 33-year-old Edward Fernando Ruiz.

After officers left the scene, Ruiz allegedly returned and launched a deadly attack, a family member said.

The male victim was declared dead at the scene, while the woman was transported to the Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in serious condition, according to Layne.

The daughter also suffered injuries in the attack and was hospitalized, family members told KTLA.

Authorities did not immediately know what kind of weapon was used in the deadly attack.

After police arrived on scene, Ruiz got onto the home's rooftop and barricaded himself, Layne said.

He eventually descended after SWAT and hostage negotiators responded and was taken into custody, officers said.

Police have identified Ruiz as the daughter's husband, but family members told KTLA he was her former fiancé.

Family members also said Ruiz was recently released from prison and said the daughter had a restraining order against him.

No further details were immediately available.

The Inglewood police officers who fatally shot a young couple, firing 20 bullets into them as they appeared to be unconscious in a parked car, are no longer police officers in the city, Mayor James T. Butts announced Tuesday.

The announcement marked the end of an internal probe of the Feb. 21, 2016, killing of Marquintan Sandlin and Kisha Michael, but it offered scant information about the deadly incident, which has stoked protest and calls for greater transparency in the Inglewood Police Department. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office is continuing to investigate the shooting.

“The officers involved in the incident are no longer members of the Inglewood Police Department,” Butts said in his statement on Tuesday. “The Department’s report and any discipline that results from the report are confidential.”

Butts said the internal investigation into the fatal shooting of Sandlin, 32, and Michael, 31, was completed on Friday. His statement, issued by his spokeswoman Jasmyne Cannick, did not specify the number of officers nor whether they were fired or had resigned. The officers were not named.

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