US, Los Angeles: Woodland Hills Police Standoff Escalates to Structure Fire.

Los Angeles, United States - July 20, 2026 07/19/2026 11:00 pm GMT-0700 WOODLAND HILLS, LOS ANGELES, Calif. – LAFD units were staged for the Los Angeles Police Department at the 5700 block of North Owensmouth Avenue, preparing for a police standby, when the situation escalated into a structure fire. Additional fire companies were requested when reports of gunshots surfaced. Heavy smoke was observed coming from the middle unit of a two-story townhome composed of three units. Firefighters adopted a defensive strategy to combat the flames. Meanwhile, police had been on the scene for several hours, addressing a barricade situation involving a domestic violence suspect. The whereabouts of the suspect remain unknown following the reported gunfire.