BRIEFLY : MAN TAKES COVER AFTER OPENING FIRE.WALNUT - A standoff between Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County sheriff's deputies and a gunman who opened fire on an Angeles National Forest The Angeles National Forest (ANF) was established by executive order on December 20, 1892 as the San Gabriel Timberland Reserve. It covers over 2,600 km² (650,000 acres) and is located in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, just north of the metropolitan area of Los campground continued into the night late Sunday. One person was shot in the hand when the gunman inexplicably in·ex·pli·ca·ble adj. Difficult or impossible to explain or account for. in·ex  pli·ca·bil opened
fire about 5:15 p.m. on Sunday at the Cold Brook Campground off Highway
39, said sheriff's Deputy Carrie Stuart. The victim's injuries
were not life-threatening.
The man then barricaded bar·ri·cade n. 1. A structure set up across a route of access to obstruct the passage of an enemy. 2. Something that serves as an obstacle; a barrier. See Synonyms at bulwark. tr.v. himself in his trailer and refused to come out. The standoff was still in progress at 11:15 p.m. on Sunday. ``They're just trying to talk him out now,'' Stuart said. -Daily News |
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