Knife-wielding FOX employee RUNS AMOK inside the famed Los Angeles studio lot
A Fox employee armed with a knife threatened to harm colleagues and herself when she ran amok on the third floor of the historic Los Angeles studio lot.
Los Angeles Police Department officials told DailyMail.com that the female employee, possibly in her 30s, “became aggressive” when approached by security guards around 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
Dispatchers said the unidentified woman was initially seen outside the Fox Studio complex in the 10200 block of West Pico in the Century City area.
According to LAPD dispatch, she “ran into a traffic jam and jumped in front of vehicles” before entering the Fox building.
Los Angeles police officials confirmed to DailyMail.com that the woman brandished a knife on the Fox Studio lot Wednesday morning
The woman was seen running in and out of traffic before entering the normally high-security building
Once inside the building, the woman brandished the knife at the guards and threatened other employees.
She then locked herself in a room on the third floor and threatened to harm herself, according to local Fox 11 News.
The historic Fox Studio lot features 15 sound stages on the 50-acre property in Century City
Fox Studios employees were told to stay away during the incident.
The woman eventually put down the knife and was restrained by officers, LAPD spokesman Officer David Cuellar told DailyMail.com.
The Fox lot, known as ‘Movietone City’, was the first complex built specifically for film production
The extensive plot also contains production and management offices
The knife was confiscated by the police.
No injuries were reported and the woman was transported to a nearby LAPD station, Cuellar said.
The Los Angeles Fox lot, known as “Movietone City,” houses 15 sound stages, executive offices and television and film production in approximately 1.8 million square feet of building space.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, several blockbuster movies and TV shows have been filmed on the historic site, including ABC’s Modern Family, Speechless and Fresh Off the Boat.
Classic films such as Planet of the Apes and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes have been filmed on site, as have cult classics such as Alien Resurrection and the Die Hard series.
Major film productions such as the Die Hard series, Planet of the Apes and War of the Worlds have been shot on the Fox lot