Preparations for Clive Davis‘ famed pre-Grammy social gathering got here to a grinding halt Thursday morning as cops busted an armed man on the Waldorf Astoria … TMZ has realized.
The Waldorf is true subsequent door to the Beverly Hilton — the place Clive’s occasion is held — and cops swarmed the realm after getting a name shortly after 9:30 AM for a disturbance on the lodge. We’re informed a drone was deployed over the Waldorf, and noticed the gunman standing on a lodge room balcony.
Cops instantly shut down certainly one of all visitors across the intersection of Wilshire and Santa Monica Boulevard — certainly one of L.A.’s busiest intersections — and deployed SWAT officers across the motels.
Regulation enforcement sources inform TMZ … cops made contact with the man in his lodge room and satisfied him to give up peacefully — however as soon as inside, they found he had already shot up the room.
The person was really firing the gun whereas police have been outdoors the room … in line with witnesses on the lodge.
As soon as he was in custody, we’re informed the gunman was booked for felony possession of a firearm and negligent discharge of the firearm.
Our sources say the weapons was a handgun with an prolonged journal.
Fortunately, nobody was injured on the lodge.
The world will likely be closely trafficked by media and celebs main as much as Clive’s social gathering Saturday evening — attendees have to choose up credentials forward of the occasion.
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Police re-opened the realm after making the arrest. As of now, it would not seem the gunman made any direct threats associated to the pre-Grammy social gathering.
