A woman shot a man who was allegedly trying to break into her home in Hollywood Hills, police have revealed.
A man called police on Sunday night to report his wife had shot a would-be intruder in their home in the 2800 block of Hollyridge Drive.
Police found the man suffering from a gunshot wound but conscious and breathing and he was taken to a hospital.
The would-be intruder, a man in his 30s, is in critical condition, officials said.
He had been pushing on the back door of the home to get inside, saying he was injured and needed help, according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department.
A woman shot a man who was allegedly trying to break into her home in Hollywood Hills on Sunday night
The would-be intruder, a man in his 30s, was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition
It’s not clear whether any arrests will be made in the shooting
The woman asked the man to leave but opened fire after he refused and allegedly reached into his pocket.
It’s not clear whether any arrests will be made in the shooting.
Neighbors of the woman told City News Service she had been a victim of home invasion attempts in the past.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the LAPD for comment on this story.
The shooting comes as the law enforcement community has warned about the new controversial zero-bail policy, which went into effect earlier this month.
A person’s bail amount was previously based on the severity of the allegations against them – but critics argued this benefited those who could pay.
Now those accused of non-violent or non-serious crimes will be released. Defendants accused of more serious crimes will appear before a magistrate who will determine alternative ‘appropriate non-financial pre-arraignment release terms.’
The new law comes as officials in LA say organized crime and the pandemic-era zero cash bail is to blame for a recent spate of smash-and-grab raids, with robberies jumping 10 percent last year and nearly 580,000 larcenies reported to the police
Officially known as Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols, the zero-bail policy has been slammed by cops who believe it will undermine crime fighting. Zero bail was first introduced to combat overcrowding in the city’s jails during the pandemic but expired last summer.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore has also spoken out about the policy, saying ‘that approach offers little to no deterrence to those involved in a range of serious criminal offenses.’
‘The elimination of cash bail for these types of offenses is really an invitation to these kind of folks who are inclined to break the law and inclined to do it so brazenly,’ warned Tom Saggau of the LA Police Protective League.
LA county supervisor Holly Mitchell has defended the new law, saying, ‘It’s really dangerous for us to conflate bail with accountability… Bail means I have the resources to pay my way out of jail.’
