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Video shows gunman open fire at South LA senior home

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O'Keefe, R. (2026, September 26). Video shows gunman open fire at South LA senior home. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/us-news/video-shows-gunman-open-fire-at-south-la-assisted-living-facility/

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On Monday, Darryl Arnette Barnes, 60, a maintenance worker at the Progressive Home for the Elderly in South LA, allegedly shot three employees with a handgun after saying "I’m tired of this." Video footage shows Barnes firing shots from both sides of a counter in the building’s lobby. Three victims were hospitalized; one was listed in critical condition and two were stable. Barnes is charged with three counts of attempted murder and faces life imprisonment if convicted.

Written by AI on 2026-09-26, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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The footage shows suspected shooter Darryl Arnette Barnes, 60, who worked as a maintenance man at the Progressive Home for the Elderly, allegedly firing at his colleagues with a handgun on Monday, according to KTLA. uncertain

who → show → KTLA

Before the shooting, he reportedly said, “I’m tired of this.” uncertain

I → say → this

In the footage, Barnes appears to pull the gun from a shopping cart before firing at a person. asserted

Barnes → appear → person

The footage then shows him on the other side of a counter firing more shots. asserted

him → show → shots

A person is then seen diving over the counter and in an attempt to flee. asserted

person → see → attempt

Three people were hospitalized after the shooting, with one victim in listed in critical condition and two listed as stable. asserted

two → hospitalize → condition

“They are all believed to be employees, suspect included,” LAPD Capt. Mike Bland told The Post. asserted

Bland → believe → Post

“The shooting itself is believed to have occurred in the lobby of building. asserted

shooting → believe → building

He [the suspect] was located by responders inside of the building.” asserted

He → locate → building

The LAPD described the victims as a woman in her 40s, a woman in her 60s, and a man in his 60s. asserted

LAPD → describe → 60s

Their names have not been released. asserted

names → release → ?

Officers arrested Barnes without incident inside the Progressive Home for the Elderly. asserted

Officers → arrest → Elderly

About 100 people live at the Progressive Home for the Elderly. asserted

people → live → Elderly

The multi-story facility serves low-income seniors. asserted

facility → serve → seniors

Barnes has been charged with three counts of attempted murder and is being held on $4 million bail. asserted

Barnes → charge → bail

He faces life in prison if he’s convicted. asserted

he → face → prison

The senior pastor of Progressive Community Missionary Baptist Church, associated with the living facility, spoke with KTLA after the shooting. asserted

pastor → associate → shooting

“My biggest prayer is that we figure out a way to have peace with one another,” Pastor Jason Malveaux told KTLA. asserted

Malveaux → figure → KTLA

“It doesn’t have to always escalate to hot tempers.” asserted

It → have → tempers

Video shows gunman open fire at South LA senior home

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