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A man killed by police after he went on a shooting rampage on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood may have been distraught over a failed relationship.
Los Angeles police said Tyler Brehm, 26, walked down the street on Friday, firing randomly at pedestrians and passing cars until officers gunned him down — but not before four people were injured, including a critically wounded motorist identified as John Atterberry, a Hollywood music industry executive involved with acts like the Spice Girls, Brandy and Jessica Simpson.
A woman who identified herself as Brehm’s former girlfriend told KTLA-TV the breakup of the couple’s long relationship this month may have triggered the outburst. They reportedly were high school sweethearts.
Witnesses recorded chilling cellphone videos of the incident from several angles — but the most dramatic images of the shootout were captured with an old-fashioned film camera by Los Angeles commercial photographer Gregory Bojorquez, 39, who sold the pictures to The Daily and several other outlets.
In an exclusive audio interview with The Daily, Bojorquez described how, during his morning errands, he stumbled on a real-life Hollywood scene that seemed to be torn from the script of an action movie.
Erik.German@thedaily.com
A man killed by police after he went on a shooting rampage on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood may have been distraught over a failed relationship.
Los Angeles police said Tyler Brehm, 26, walked down the street on Friday, firing randomly at pedestrians and passing cars until officers gunned him down — but not before four people were injured, including a critically wounded motorist identified as John Atterberry, a Hollywood music industry executive involved with acts like the Spice Girls, Brandy and Jessica Simpson.
A woman who identified herself as Brehm’s former girlfriend told KTLA-TV the breakup of the couple’s long relationship this month may have triggered the outburst. They reportedly were high school sweethearts.
Witnesses recorded chilling cellphone videos of the incident from several angles — but the most dramatic images of the shootout were captured with an old-fashioned film camera by Los Angeles commercial photographer Gregory Bojorquez, 39, who sold the pictures to The Daily and several other outlets.
In an exclusive audio interview with The Daily, Bojorquez described how, during his morning errands, he stumbled on a real-life Hollywood scene that seemed to be torn from the script of an action movie.
Erik.German@thedaily.com