LAPD Forced to Open Fire During Armed Hostage Situation Northridge, California — A use-of-force investigation is underway after Los Angeles police officers fired their weapons during a domestic violence incident involving a suspect accused of holding his girlfriend hostage at gunpoint in a Northridge neighborhood early Sunday morning. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the incident began around 2 a.m. Sunday when officers were dispatched to the area of Balcom Avenue and Rayen Street