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3 workers shot at senior living facility, fellow employee in custody: Police

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Deliso, M., DiMartino, J., & Corujo, C. (2026, September 21). 3 workers shot at senior living facility, fellow employee in custody: Police. ABC News (US). https://abcnews.com/US/3-workers-injured-shooting-los-angeles-senior-living/story?id=136632106

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ABC News (US) · collected 2026-09-21 · by Meredith Deliso, Jessie DiMartino, Cristina Corujo

Quick Summary

A staff member at a Los Angeles senior living facility shot three co-workers on Monday morning, resulting in one critically injured person and two others who were stable. The shooter was apprehended by police inside the six-floor building shortly after the incident, which occurred around 11 a.m. PT. All victims are employees of Progressive Home for the Elderly; no residents were harmed. Police continue to investigate the suspect's motive and background details remain undisclosed pending further inquiry.
Written by AI on 2026-09-22, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

On September 21, 2026, Darryl Arnette Barnes, a 60-year-old maintenance worker at the Progressive Home for the Elderly in South Los Angeles, opened fire on his colleagues with a handgun during a shift. Security camera footage shows Barnes firing shots inside the facility's lobby shortly before 11 a.m., following which one person attempted to flee by diving over a counter.

Three staff members were injured and hospitalized; one was critically wounded while two others sustained stable injuries. All victims, including Barnes, worked at the senior living facility. Police arrested Barnes without incident during an extensive search of the six-floor building where about 100 residents live. The Los Angeles Police Department confirmed that the shooting occurred in the lobby area and noted it may have been prevented from escalating further due to swift police response.

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📰 Gunman Opens Fire at Senior Home
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Topics

LAPD Los Angeles South Los Angeles the Los Angeles Police Department the Progressive Home for the Elderly

Subjects

Reina PERSON · 3× Los Angeles GPE · 2× Harris-Dawson ORG · 1× LAPD ORG · 1× Marc Reina PERSON · 1× Marqueece Harris-Dawson PERSON · 1× South Los Angeles GPE · 1× the Los Angeles City Council ORG · 1× the Los Angeles Police Department ORG · 1× the Progressive Home for the Elderly ORG · 1×

Narrative

"Their action we absolutely believe prevented further injury or loss of life of this very, very precious population that we have here in our community," Harris-Dawson said during the press briefing.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-22
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3 workers shot at senior living facility, fellow employee in custody: Police · assertive framing

Claims (15 extracted, 3 hedged)

3 workers injured in shooting at Los Angeles senior living facility, fellow employee in custody: Police One of the victims was critically injured, police said. asserted
police → injure → victims
Three people were injured in a shooting at a senior living facility in Los Angeles on Monday, when a staff member allegedly opened fire on his co-workers, police said. uncertain
police → injure → workers
The suspect was located inside the residence and taken into custody, the Los Angeles Police Department said. asserted
Department → locate → custody
The shooting occurred shortly before 11 a.m. PT. in the lobby of the Progressive Home for the Elderly in South Los Angeles, according to LAPD Deputy Chief Marc Reina. uncertain
shooting → occur → Reina
The three victims were transported to a local hospital with gunshot wounds. asserted
victims → transport → wounds
One person was in critical condition while the other two were stable, Reina said during a press briefing Monday afternoon. asserted
Reina → say → briefing
The victims, who were all staff members of the facility, included a man in his 60s and two women in their 40s and 70s, police said. asserted
police → include → 40s
The suspect, another employee at the home, was located on another floor during a search of the six-floor building, according to Reina. uncertain
suspect → locate → Reina
Police were working to determine his position at the residence. asserted
Police → work → residence
The suspect, described as a man in his 60s, had not yet been booked, so no additional details were being released at this time, Reina said. asserted
Reina → describe → time
No residents of the facility, which is home to more than 100 people, were injured, officials said. asserted
officials → injure → people
The shooting remains under investigation. asserted
shooting → remain → investigation
Marqueece Harris-Dawson, president of the Los Angeles City Council, thanked first responders for their swift response to the shooting to render aid and take the suspect into custody. asserted
Dawson → thank → custody
"Their action we absolutely believe prevented further injury or loss of life of this very, very precious population that we have here in our community," Harris-Dawson said during the press briefing. asserted
Dawson → believe → briefing
"We'll continue to work with them to investigate to make sure we keep guns out of places like senior housing facilities." asserted
we → continue → facilities
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