A suspect with weapons has been arrested as he was heading L.A. Pride parade.
Man with weapons, possible explosives arrested, said he was going to L.A. gay pride parade https://t.co/arXR35hCqx
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) June 12, 2016
Here are a few of the details in the L.A. Times story:
A city official in West Hollywood also confirmed the arrest and stressed that officials were beefing up security at the gay pride event.
“They found him with weapons that were very disconcerting,” said the source, adding officials are “taking the appropriate safety precautions.”
NBC News: Suspect with weapons arrested at LA gay pride event
— Jesse Rodriguez (@JesseRodriguez) June 12, 2016
Source: this just went out to top LA law enforcement officials. Suspect w/ assault weapons, camo arrested in WeHo. pic.twitter.com/9pfBt72spK
— Robert Faturechi (@RobertFaturechi) June 12, 2016
Eric Garcetti, LA Mayor, at Pride: "Today we know that we are targeted as Americans because we love broadly"
— Betsy Woodruff (@woodruffbets) June 12, 2016
So far, there is no evidence that this incident is connected to the Orland event.
Important to note: no evidence of any connection to Orlando, or that this was a foiled attack.
— Robert Faturechi (@RobertFaturechi) June 12, 2016
