Residents of a Park La Brea apartment building were allowed to return to their homes after police went door-to-door in search of a gunman in a home invasion robbery Tuesday afternoon.
Officers with K-9s conducted the search at Tower 48 in the 400 block of South Curson Avenue, the Los Angeles Police Department said.
Police said a man with a gun was possibly hiding out somewhere in the building. Residents were asked to shelter in place during the search
Officials said no one was taken into custody.
A resident in Tower 48 reported that an "incident" had taken place in the building about 1:40 p.m., according to an email sent to residents by Park La Brea Apartments management.
Police said they were called to the scene 5 minutes later.
Residents received a follow-up email about 7:22 p.m. from Tower 48 management informing them that the scene had been cleared.
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