{"id":100078,"date":"2023-10-19T16:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=100078"},"modified":"2023-10-19T16:00:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T16:00:34","slug":"hammer-wielding-burglary-suspect-jumps-off-roof-in-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/world-news\/hammer-wielding-burglary-suspect-jumps-off-roof-in-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Hammer-wielding burglary suspect jumps OFF ROOF in LA"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Hammer-wielding burglary suspect jumps off the ROOF of an apartment building in LA before being shot by cops<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jeffrey Askew was one of four people taken into custody in connection with a home invasion which took place in south Los Angeles on September 15<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Dramatic bodycam footage showed Askew leaping from the roof of an apartment complex, hitting another roof and plummeting onto the pavement below<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Police shot Askew after he reached for his waistband. It was later identified he was holding a hammer. The incident is still under investigation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A hammer-wielding burglary suspect took a leap of faith as he tried to evade capture by jumping off the roof of an apartment building in Los Angeles before being shot by cops.<\/p>\n<p>Bodycam footage released by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) revealed the dramatic moment as the man catapulted into the air before quickly plummeting to the ground.<\/p>\n<p>Officers responded to the home invasion in south LA on September 15 after getting a 911 call from the distressed building manager of the East 33rd Street residence.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The manager had frantically called police for help after the four people had forced their way into an apartment in the complex, bound a resident and stolen his car keys.<\/p>\n<p><span>WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES BELOW<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/15\/76758491-12649717-image-a-31_1697727163741.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A hammer-wielding burglary suspect took a leap of faith as he tried to evade capture by jumping off the roof of an apartment building in Los Angeles before being shot by cops<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/15\/76758531-12649717-image-m-76_1697727389753.jpg\" height=\"179\" width=\"148\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/15\/76758533-12649717-image-m-72_1697727371652.jpg\" height=\"179\" width=\"148\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/15\/76758529-12649717-image-m-77_1697727403113.jpg\" height=\"179\" width=\"148\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/15\/76758527-12649717-image-m-78_1697727411866.jpg\" height=\"179\" width=\"148\"><\/p>\n<p>The four suspects were later identified by police as (Left to Right) Aaron Flenoy, Justice Lockhart, Jeffrey Askew, Daiyaan Henderson, who are all in their 20s<\/p>\n<p>On the call the manager claimed that the four had remained at the premises and were now stalking the hallways terrorizing other tenants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;[They&#8217;re] going to people&#8217;s units and they&#8217;re trying to break into a unit right now,&#8217; the female manager, whose name was not identified, said.<\/p>\n<p>While she believed they were teenagers, the four suspects were later identified by police as Aaron Flenoy, Justice Lockhart, Jeffrey Askew, Daiyaan Henderson, who are all in their 20s.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Once police arrived on scene, Lockhart and Flenoy were taken into custody, but Askew decided to take<span>\u00a0a gamble and flung himself from the rooftop in a bid to escape justice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/16\/76758501-12649717-image-a-88_1697727682772.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Officers responded to the home invasion in south LA on September 15 after getting a 911 call from the distressed building manager of the East 33rd Street residence<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/15\/76758493-12649717-image-a-81_1697727515088.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Don&#8217;t do it, don&#8217;t move, do not move!&#8217; officers are heard shouting as Askew appears to reach for his waistband<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/15\/76758515-12649717-image-a-82_1697727536847.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Police shot Askew (pictured) after he reached for his waistband for what they&#8217;d initially thought was a gun but turned out to be a hammer<\/p>\n<p>Footage revealed police looking up at the building as Askew, who appeared to be aiming for another roof, jumped and bounced off it before landing on the pavement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Don&#8217;t do it, don&#8217;t move, do not move!&#8217; officers are heard shouting as Askew appears to reach for his waistband.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/15\/76758517-12649717-image-m-85_1697727562619.jpg\" height=\"202\" width=\"306\"><\/p>\n<p>The hammer Askew was holding at the time of the shooting<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;As officers approached Askew to take him into custody and render aid, he reached into his front waistband and removed what officers believed to be a firearm,&#8217; a police statement read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Askew then appeared to point the object in the officers&#8217; direction, resulting in an Officer-Involved Shooting (OIS) and a simultaneous deployment of a 40mm Less-Lethal Launcher foam projectile round.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It was later identified that Askew was not holding a gun, but a hammer at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p>The burglary suspect was taken to hospital in a critical but stable condition in the days after the incident, his current condition remains unclear.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/16\/76758525-12649717-image-a-87_1697727668442.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The manager had frantically called police for help after the four people had forced their way into an apartment in the complex, bound a resident and stolen his car keys<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/16\/76758487-12649717-image-a-86_1697727649064.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>On the call the manager claimed that the four had remained at the premises and were now stalking the hallways terrorizing other tenants<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/19\/16\/76758511-12649717-image-a-89_1697727794512.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The burglary suspect was taken to hospital in a critical but stable condition in the days after the incident, his current condition remains unclear<\/p>\n<p>The fourth suspect, Henderson, allegedly &#8216;attempted to escape the perimeter by changing clothes and exiting the front of the apartment complex.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He was later spotted by officers and taken into custody without incident, police confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>All four men were charged with home invasion robbery, residential 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