Gunman arrested after wounding 5 people in Los Angeles area home, firing at helicopter, police say

SAN FERNANDO, California — A 61-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of shooting and wounding five people at a Los Angeles-area home and then firing at a police helicopter after locking himself inside, authorities said.

Officers responded shortly before 11:30 p.m. Saturday and found four gunshot victims inside the home in San Fernando, police said. A fifth victim was later found at a hospital, where San Fernando police determined he had been driving, ABC 7 reported.

The suspect locked himself in the house and fired at a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter before being taken into custody, police said. No other injuries were reported.

The relationship between the suspect and the shooting victims was not yet known on Sunday. Additional details about what led to the gunfire or information about the victims’ circumstances were not immediately released.

The man could be charged with, among other things, attempted murder and shooting at an airplane. He was held on $9.8 million bail.

San Fernando is a city of approximately 24,000 residents, 25 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles.