We had a guy completely lose the plot yesterday in Hollywood and start walking down the street shooting indiscriminately. As hard as it may be for people in the heartland to believe, I can't remember anyone ever doing it quite like this in all my years of living here. I drive through this intersection all the time and was only a few blocks away when it happened.
When the story comes out, it's as simple as the guy's GF leaving him and he just came unglued. Story as old as the hills. Usually people just shoot themselves, though...
As much as we bash cops around here, (and sometimes deservedly), I thought I'd shine the light on some bravery under fire. Particularly the second picture in the slide show, the plain clothes guy who is first on scene and just jumps out of his car w/ no vest and charges with his pistol. Total USMC style...the bad guy was shooting at everyone and everything and did not care if he got shot. He wanted to get shot.
A surreal, and deadly, scene in a Hollywood intersection - latimes.com
