A California news crew had a scary encounter with an erratic armed man while filming at a popular shopping center — and caught the entire incident on camera.
KTLA reporters Kimberly Cheng and Andre Cox were setting up for a segment on President Trump’s tariffs at a Pasadena Apple Store Friday when a man carrying several long cases and yelling into his phone wandered toward them.
The man appeared to be arguing with police dispatchers about a custody dispute and described himself as a mental patient seeking help, according to KTLA, when he placed the cases on the ground and opened them to reveal reveal several guns — including an AR-style rifle.
He then started counting his weapons — saying he had six in total — and even offered to show them to two passersby, who hurried on without replying.
KTLA crews at that point called police, who arrived within minutes.
Responding officers confronted the man, but after he resisted a fight broke out and he was thrown the ground and handcuffed.
Witnesses told KTLA they initially thought they’d stumbled across a movie shoot — but quickly realized something was amiss.
“We thought it must be a movie set, but then he seemed really angry and agitated,” said Emilie Thomas, who was visiting LA with her friend. “And we thought ‘Oh, gosh.’ So we started walking off like, ‘Oh, I’m not gonna get shot. Don’t fancy that today.’”
The incident delayed the Apple store’s opening, and left lines stretching around the block as customers waited to be let in.
It was later determined that the guns the suspect was carrying were not loaded, and it remains unclear what he could be charged with.
Police say there is no longer a threat to the public.
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