A security guard in Whittier was threatened at gunpoint Monday morning after a confrontation that ended with police finding the alleged gunman nearby and recovering a loaded handgun from his person. The altercation unfolded at approximately 9:06 a.m., and officers made an arrest without further incident.
Guard Threatened, Suspect Found Nearby
According to the Whittier Police Department, officers responded that morning to an altercation between a security guard and a male subject. During the confrontation, the man allegedly threatened to shoot the guard and pointed a handgun at him, the department said in its post.
Officers located the subject nearby soon afterward and detained him without incident, per the same account. A search of the suspect turned up a loaded handgun on his person, along with prescription medication that did not belong to him, the post states.
Arrest and Booking
The suspect was arrested by Whittier police and booked at the Whittier Police Department jail without further incident, the department reported. No additional details about the suspect's identity or the precise location of the confrontation were included in the department's account.
The incident echoes, though is not connected to, an earlier and far more serious case involving a security guard on Whittier Boulevard. In that separate episode, The Eastsider reported that a security guard was fatally shot at a marijuana shop in the 6100 block of Whittier Boulevard, with witnesses calling in around 2 a.m. and the victim declared dead at the scene. That case stands apart from Monday's confrontation and does not point to any broader pattern involving security guards in the area.
Whittier police have not released further information about the Monday arrest, including what charges the suspect may face.
