Culver City police officers say they watched gunfire erupt from a moving pickup truck on Washington Boulevard late Saturday night, triggering a chase that ended blocks away with a 33-year-old Lancaster man in handcuffs and a loaded handgun pulled from beneath a floor mat.
The shooting happened around 10:50 p.m. Saturday near Washington Boulevard and Centinela Avenue, according to the Culver City Police Department, as reported by KTLA. Officers say they saw a white pickup truck traveling in the opposite direction on Washington Boulevard and watched muzzle flashes come from the driver's side window, hearing roughly four to six gunshots. The gunfire happened while other vehicles were still on the road and patrons were at nearby businesses, according to authorities.
Officers pursued the truck, which failed to yield, and the chase ended near Inglewood Boulevard and Gilmore Avenue in Culver City. The driver got out and ran on foot, while two other people who stayed inside the vehicle were detained at the scene, per the police account relayed to the station.
LAPD Assist Leads to Arrest
Culver City police turned to the Los Angeles Police Department to help track down the man who ran. LAPD officers located a person matching the driver's description nearby, and Culver City police identified him as the man who had fled the truck.
The suspect was identified as Keven Lawrence Brown, 33, of Lancaster. Investigators say they found a loaded .40-caliber Glock handgun hidden beneath the floor mat near the front passenger seat, and .40-caliber cartridge casings were recovered from the roadway near Washington Boulevard and Centinela Avenue, per the same police account.
Multiple Offenses Listed in Booking
Brown was booked on suspicion of willfully discharging a firearm in a grossly negligent manner, carrying a loaded firearm in a public place or vehicle, possessing a large-capacity magazine, and altering or removing identifying marks from a firearm. Under California Penal Code § 246.3, grossly negligent discharge of a firearm is a wobbler that can be charged as a misdemeanor with up to a year in county jail or as a felony carrying 16 months, two years, or three years in county jail, according to Shouse Law Group.
The allegation that Brown altered or removed identifying marks from the firearm was among the charges. Carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle and possessing a large-capacity magazine were also listed among the charges.
No injuries related to the gunfire had been reported as of Sunday morning, and the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information or video can contact Investigations Lt. Thompson at 310-253-6302 or the Culver City Police Department watch commander at 310-253-6202.
The Broader Backdrop of Crime Debate in Culver City
The intersection where the shooting happened sits near Culver Commons, a $24 million, 13,000-square-foot commercial dining development that broke ground in January at Washington Boulevard and Centinela Avenue, according to Urbanize LA. The area was previously slated for a larger public market project.
The shooting also lands amid a wider political dispute over public safety in Culver City. In February, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told a congressional hearing that the city was experiencing unaddressed crime, prompting Mayor Freddy Puza to push back using local police data, according to the Culver City News. Reported citywide crime fell 9.7% in 2024 and dropped another 6.1% through the third quarter of 2025 compared with the year before, according to figures cited by Puza and reported by the Culver City News. Crime trends in the city have also figured in the public debate. Local crime data has been part of that discussion.
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