Fire Breaks Out at California Home While Armed Suspect Remains Inside, Police Say

Published on December 25, 2023

HERMOSA BEACH, Calif.—A fire started at a California home on Christmas Eve while an armed suspect remained inside the house hours later, authorities told local media. The Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to a 911 call on 11th Street in Hermosa Beach around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, KTLA-TV reported. A witness said neighbors heard an argument and saw a man with a gun who went into the two-story home and refused to surrender to police who arrived at the scene, KTLA reported. A garage at the home caught fire shortly before 5 p.m., KTLA reported. At 9 p.m., police believed the suspect was still alive inside the home, Hermosa Beach Police Chief Paul LeBaron said during a news conference....