From: NewNowNext
Police in Santa Monica discovered assault rifles, ammunition and possible explosives in the car of a man claiming he was going to L.A. Pride.
Authorities received a call about a prowler near Olympic Boulevard and 11th Street on Sunday morning and investigated. They encountered an unnamed man who said he was waiting for a friend and was heading to the annual Pride celebration in West Hollywood.
His automobile had Indiana plates and, inside, they discovered the weapons and loads of ammunition as well as tannerite, an ingredient that can be used to make a pipe bomb.
“They found him with weapons that were very disconcerting,” an official told the L.A. Times, adding officials are “taking the appropriate safety precautions.”
Law enforcement say there is no clear connection between the incident and the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando last night that took the lives of 50 people.
There are no plans to cancel today’s festivities but the Los Angeles County sheriff’s department is ramping up security.
“We are hearing absolutely devastating news reports from Orlando this morning,” said L.A. City Councilwoman Lindsey Horvath.
“Gun violence on the LGBTQ family during Pride Month makes me sick. The deadliest mass shooting in America happened to LGBTQ people on Latin night. While we mourn this heartbreaking loss, we must also rededicate ourselves to the fight for full equality for all people. No one is equal unless everyone is equal.”
The investigation has been taken over by the FBI.
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