A man suspected of stepping out of his car and brandishing what appeared to be a firearm during a road-rage confrontation in Culver City was arrested within hours of the incident, police said. Officers responded around 8 a.m. Wednesday to the area of Washington and National boulevards after a driver reported being threatened at gunpoint, and by noon the suspect was in custody a short distance away.
According to mynewsla.com, the victim told officers that the unidentified suspect got out of his vehicle holding what appeared to be a firearm before fleeing the scene. Police characterized the case as an apparent road-rage incident and said it was reported as an assault with a deadly weapon. The Westside Current reported that the Culver City Police Department said officers and detectives immediately went to the scene to evaluate leads.
Crime Impact Team Tracks Down Suspect Near Hughes Avenue
The department's Crime Impact Team located and detained the suspect at approximately noon in the area of Washington Boulevard and Hughes Avenue, per the same mynewsla.com account. He was taken into custody and booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. Police did not identify the suspect, and the department announced the arrest Thursday.
No further details about the suspect, including his age or current court status, have been released. The Culver City Police Department has not published additional information through its own 2026 press releases beyond what was relayed to reporters.
A Separate October Incident Involved Blank Rounds
The Wednesday arrest comes about five weeks after a different road-rage episode on the other side of town. On Oct. 1, Culver City officers responded to multiple citizen reports of a car-to-car shooting near Jefferson Boulevard and Overland Avenue, according to Culver City Crossroads. Investigators later determined that one of the drivers involved had discharged two rounds from a handgun designed to fire blank ammunition, and that no live rounds were fired. No injuries were reported, and the outlet noted the investigation remained ongoing.
KTLA reported that police did not say whether anyone involved in that Jefferson Boulevard incident was taken into custody.
