Suspect Was Under The Influence When He Called Police
SANTA CRUZ—The Santa Cruz Department spent last Thursday dealing with a delusional caller that left one school on lockdown. At the end of the day, Police arrested Kyle Lee Allala for being under the influence of narcotics.
The incident started at 2:10 p.m., when police responded to a report of a shooting that occurred at an apartment complex on Errett Circle. The caller stated that he heard a female and a male arguing in an adjacent apartment. The argument ended with the male shooting the female. Furthermore, the caller stated that the male was standing outside the apartment with the handgun in his hand.
When Officers arrived they were met by the caller, later identified as Kyle Lee Allala. When officers were trying to get more information about the incident, Mr. Allala suffered a seizure and had to be taken to Dominican Hospital.
School being conducted at Garfield Park Church in Errett Circle was placed on Lockdown
Officers established a perimeter around the neighborhood and as a precaution, and a school at Garfield Park Church was placed on lockdown. Due to the seriousness of the threat, Santa Cruz Police called the SWAT team to help secure the area.
Officer located a 44-year-old man who was reported to be the gunman. “After an investigation it was quickly determined that no shooting had occurred” Santa Cruz Police Deputy Chief Steve Clark Wrote in a press release, “Basically, the victim had his afternoon ruined by a delusional caller.”
Officers even contacted the reported victim of the shooting and she confirmed that she was not harmed, and was not even at the apartment at the time of the incident. Tactical squad members completed the security sweep of the apartment complex to ensure that there was no other victim.
A follow up investigation revealed that the caller, Allala, showed that he was under the influence of narcotics. He was arrested for being under the influence of narcotics and making a false report of an emergency.
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