A police officer shot and killed a person in Alhambra on Saturday, authorities confirmed.

The shooting was reported at about 11:47 a.m. on the 1200 block of South Almansor Street, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which is assisting the Alhambra Police Department with the investigation.

No details were released other than the fact that police shot a person who was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Authorities referred to the person only as a “suspect.” As of Saturday afternoon, it’s not clear what crime the person was suspected of committing, if they were armed or if they also shot at police.

No officers were injured. No additional details were immediately made available.

A Malibu resident is telling his story about how he captured a now-viral photo of a Volkswagen Bus that survived the deadly Palisades Fire on January 7.

“Get out of the house, now! There’s a massive fireball heading your way,” Pacific Palisades resident, Matt Baker, recalled a friend calling him to give him this urgent warning as the fire started.

“I stayed in the danger zone far longer than I should have. I was determined to make sure all my neighbors safely evacuated,” Baker said about staying to fight the flames.

He gathered belongings, moved vehicles away from incoming flames, hosed down his house and other homes on his block, and helped elderly neighbors evacuate.

“It was intense—heat, smoke, exhaustion—but the instinct to help and hold on was stronger than the fear. It’s in moments like these you truly understand the meaning of community and resilience,” Baker said in an interview with KTLA.

On January 8, a day after the fire started, Baker assessed his neighborhood. He said right away he noticed his neighbor’s 1977 Volkswagen Type 2 Bus somehow survived the fire, “I had to tell her right away! We are all so close, and this was a glimmer of hope!”

Megan Weinraub, the owner of the bus, had parked on a flat part of the street by her apartment before the fire broke out, because she’s still new to driving stick, and wanted to avoid starting on a hill.

She only recently bought the bus from her friend, Preston Martin.

When she had to evacuate her home, she knew others would be worried about the bus.

“Since the day I brought the van home, it’s become part of my neighborhood,” she said. “I’ve been posting photos of it, and now everyone on my street recognizes it—along with my dog, who’s often right there with it.”

Weinraub hasn’t been able to return home, and said she’s grateful for Baker sent her photos of the bus, “I immediately shared it with Preston, knowing how emotionally attached he is to the van. I’ve kept him in the loop because it means a lot to both of us.”

Martin, the original owner of the bus has always said, “There’s magic in that bus!”

In an interview with KTLA, the pair said, “The most surprising thing about this van going viral is how deeply it resonated with people. It’s become a symbol of light and hope, especially during such dark and uncertain times.”

Weinraub said she wants to use this opportunity of going viral to raise awareness and give back to her community. She is an artist and the owner of the customer surfboard shop, Vibrant Boards.

She has started a raffle and donation campaign to support those affected by the wildfires. All the information can be found on her website.

Baker said he looks forward to seeing “Megan’s magic blue bus” continue to drive up and down PCH like it always has, “In the midst of so much loss and chaos, the bus feels like a little symbol of resilience and hope, reminding us that some things can endure even the fiercest storms.”

After the family of Grayson Roberts, a Southern California boy who is blind due to a rare eye condition, lost their home in the Eaton Fire, community members are coming together to support them.

The wildfire ignited on Jan. 7 and before long, 10-year-old Grayson Roberts’ home was in the path of danger. His family recalled the moment they knew something was very wrong.

“The sky was red, which isn’t typical,” said Grayson’s mother, Terica Roberts.

It was Grayson’s older brother, Gavin Roberts, 16, who first noticed the smell of smoke.

“When I walked out the door, the fire was just right there,” Gavin recalled. “You could see it from the mountains and it was just blowing towards our house.”

“At the rate the wind was blowing, I knew we had to go,” Terica said.

With only minutes to escape, Terica and her three sons grabbed whatever they could and fled from the home to safety. The next day, they discovered their house had burned down. 

Grayson, who has a passion for music and raising awareness for other blind children, lost all of his instruments, along with his Braille materials.

“Grayson was born completely blind,” Teria explained. “He has aniridia. It’s a chromosomal defect where his eyes never completely developed. So that’s basically the cause of it. And he has glaucoma.”

Terica says it’s been an incredibly tough time, but her family is grateful to have each other and Grayson’s unshakeable optimism as they navigate the long road to recovery.

“I told everyone while we were staying at my uncle’s that when life gives you lemons or burnt houses, you make lemonade,” Grayson said. “To the people of Altadena — let’s rebuild and make our community better and bigger.”

Over 5,700 structures, many of them homes, were destroyed in the Eaton Fire, according to CalFire.

A GoFundMe page to help the Roberts family can be found here. A fundraiser to help the family rebuild can also be found here.