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Brian Lawrence

Gender : Male

Age : 67

Race : Black

Date : 04/25/2024

Location : State College Boulevard and Vermont Avenue

City : Anaheim

County : Orange

State : California

Agency : Anaheim Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Gunshot

Event : Suicide under police duress

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On April 25, 2024, at approximately 3:40 p.m., Anaheim Police Department officers responded to a shooting at the Tyrol Plaza Senior Apartments on State College Boulevard. The victim, 59-year-old Ana Monterrosa, the apartment complex manager, was fatally shot multiple times by 67-year-old resident Brian Lawrence in the leasing office. After the shooting, Lawrence barricaded himself inside his third-floor apartment. In response, the APD deployed its SWAT team, evacuated surrounding residents, and initiated a standoff.

Negotiators attempted to communicate with Lawrence, but after approximately six hours, at 9:30 p.m., SWAT members breached the apartment and discovered Lawrence dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The incident was classified as a murder-suicide, with the motive still under investigation.
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The Anaheim Police Department is conducting the investigation into this incident.
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NUMBER OF CASUALTIES DURING THIS POLICE ENCOUNTER: Two deceased (Ana Monterrosa, Brian Lawrence)
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Last Update: 12/01/2024

SOURCE LINKS :

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/2-killed-including-gunman-after-standoff-at-anaheim-senior-living-complex/
https://ktla.com/news/local-news/deadly-shootings-at-anaheim-senior-living-complex-ruled-a-murder-suicide/
https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news/person-shot-at-anaheim-apartment-complex/