Shooting near 3rd Street Promenade reignites fears over Santa Monica safety

Authorities said a police officer was 'ambushed' during a shooting at a mall in Santa Monica - Miamistandard News

Los Angeles — A police officer was “ambushed” on June 25 while attempting to capture a man accused of a separate gunshot in Santa Monica, California, according to authorities. According to the Santa Monica Police Department, the encounter occurred about 1 p.m. PT when an officer approached a man suspected to be the suspect in a Waymo car shooting on June 22. The gunfire, which occurred at 2nd Street and Broadway, injured two youths, according to…

After 3 Hour Search, Santa Monica Police Take Suspect Into Custody. He is Suspected of shooting police officer and two Juveniles

Santa Monica Police Officer Shot, Suspect Arrested in Palisades Park SANTA MONICA, CA - A Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) officer was shot and wounded by a suspect in Parking Structure 7 at the Santa Monica Place shopping center in downtown Santa Monica around 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. The officer was transported to a local hospital, with his condition described as...

Shooting near 3rd Street Promenade reignites fears over Santa Monica safety

Recent shooting in Santa Monica have raised safety concerns among residents and city leaders.

Homeless Man Identified as Suspect in Recent WAYMO and Santa Monica Place Shootings

The suspect is being held at Santa Monica Jail with bail set at $1,000,000 Authorities have identified the suspect arrested in Wednesday’s ambush of a Santa Monica Police Department (SMPD) officer as David John Hairston II, a 31-year-old man believed to be homeless.  The arrest followed a tense manhunt linked to a June 22 shooting that injured two juveniles in an autonomous rideshare vehicle near 2nd Street and Broadway, police said Thursday. Ha…

Suspect Named in Santa Monica Shootings of Police Officer, Juveniles

SANTA MONICA - The 31-year-old man suspected of shooting a Santa Monica Police Department officer, just days after allegedly firing at juveniles in a Waymo vehicle in the city, remained in custody Thursday in lieu of $1 million bail.