Central Area OIS - March 19, 2026
Los Angeles Police Department
Los Angeles, California, United States
Central Area OIS - March 19, 2026
On March 19, 2026, at around 0437 hours, Central Patrol Division uniformed police officers responded to a radio call for an Assault with a Deadly Weapon (ADW) Suspect, at East 7th Street and Ceres Avenue. Upon arrival, the officers encountered the suspect, later identified as Ray McCullen, inside of a motorhome parked on a public street. The officers observed McCullen holding a handgun. The officers repositioned themselves away from the motor home while calling for additional resources. The officers established a tactical team and communicated with McCullen for approximately 20 minutes; however, he did not comply with the officers’ commands. Shortly thereafter, McCullen exited the motorhome armed with a handgun, pointed it in the officers’ direction and an Officer-Involved Shooting occurred. McCullen was struck by gunfire, collapsed onto the ground and was taken into custody without further incident. The officers rendered medical aid until the arrival of Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) paramedics. LAFD personnel arrived at scene and transported McCullen to a local hospital for medical treatment. A pellet gun was recovered at the scene and booked as evidence. No community members or officers were injured during this incident. Force Investigation Division (FID) personnel responded to the scene and assumed investigative responsibility for this incident.
Los Angeles, California, United States
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The area was originally inhabited by the indigenous Tongva people before being claimed by Spain in 1542. On September 4, 1781, settlers founded El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora la Reina de los Ángeles on the village of Yaanga. It became part of Mexico in 1821 and the United States in 1848, incorporating as a municipality in 1850. Oil discoveries in the 1890s and the 1913 Los Angeles Aqueduct drove its rapid expansion.
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The city proper has a population of 3,898,747 as of 2020. Its economy boasts one of the busiest container ports in the Americas and a gross metropolitan product exceeding $1.295 trillion in 2024. The metropolitan area supports over 18 million residents, while the city itself recorded over 3.6 million visitors in 2023, making it the third-most visited city in the United States.
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