Downtown LA

Los Angeles police said Tuesday they have been in an hours-long standoff with the man suspected of shooting a security guard and a store employee outside a Target in Downtown Los Angeles.

Police are searching for a gunman after an armed security guard and store employee who were trying to stop a shoplifter were shot near a Target in a downtown Los Angeles shopping mall, according to authorities.

A shooter who opened fire on security guards is sought by police. Lauren Coronado reports for Today in LA on Tuesday Dec. 31, 2024. 

Two people were shot near the Target store in downtown Los Angeles. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024.

Police are searching for a gunman after two people were shot near the Target in downtown Los Angeles, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A fire at the historic Morrison hotel in downtown Los Angeles has fueled ongoing concerns about the homeless starting fires in vacant buildings. Ted Chen reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2024.

More than 100 firefighters worked to put out a fire that started on the 4th floor of a historic downtown building Thursday morning. Karma Dickerson reports for the NBC4 News at 7 p.m. on Dec. 26, 2024.

A team of over 100 firefighters with the Los Angeles Fire Department put out the flames at a four-story building in the downtown Los Angeles area on Thursday. 

Firefighters with the Los Angeles Fire Department are responding to a fire at a four story building in the downtown Los Angeles area on Thursday. 

Hundreds gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to honor and commemorate the Virgin Mary, a tradition for many in the area. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2024.

The Downtown Women’s Center was founded in 1978, with the stated purpose of focusing on “serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness.”

The Downtown Women’s Center offers homemade goods all made by women who have transitioned out of unhoused circumstances. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Dec. 11, 2024.

Investigators in downtown Los Angeles are searching for the driver involved in a rollover crash that killed a teenager and injured several others overnight.

Several people were hurt in a two-car rollover crash in downtown Los Angeles. Annette Arreola reports for Today in LA on Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024. 

A Shohei Ohtani look-alike contest took place in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.

A look-alike contest for Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was held in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday. This video was broadcast on the NBC4 News at 7 a.m. on Nov. 24, 2024. 

The iconic outdoor ice rink in Los Angeles is back for the holidays.

The Los Angeles Auto Show will swing open its doors next week for a 10-day automotive industry spectacle. 

A fatal multi-car crash is backing up traffic on the 110 Freeway in the downtown Los Angeles area early Tuesday.

A shoe store was looted and a Metro bus was vandalized during Dodgers World Series title celebrations in downtown Los Angeles.