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Netflix’s LA office reportedly under lockdown (updated)
According to tweets from people in the area and reports by local news station KTLA, the Los Angeles offices of Netflix have been locked down due to reports of a person with a deadly weapon in the area. KTLA is also taking shelter as its offices are on the same lot, and has reported on Twitter that police have taken a person into custody. The LA Times reports that the person detained was a former Netflix employee who called someone working there and said he had a gun, however police detained him off-site and he did not have a gun. As of 8:30 PM ET, they report the scene has been cleared and the lockdown lifted.
In a statement to KTLA, Netflix said law enforcement “received a tip about a potential law enforcement incident. Police are conducting a sweep of the lot out of an abundance of caution. There is no immediate danger or threat to our employees.”
Appears @netflix employees are being evacuated from the building across from us. #netflix pic.twitter.com/0PlD8cAfi2
— Allison Norlian (@AllisonNorlian) February 15, 2019
Currently locked down in our offices at #Netflix, due to an active shooter.
Hopefully, this won’t impact some idiot’s gun rights.#BoyIMissCanada
— David Hayter (@DavidBHayter) February 15, 2019
Dearest Tweeps,
The #Netflix lockdown has been lifted. My fellow writers and I have left the lot safely. We are now recovering in typical writers’ fashion. Love you all. #StealthEscape pic.twitter.com/FkP9lSaGVw
— David Hayter (@DavidBHayter) February 15, 2019
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