Pedestrian struck and killed by LAPD cruiser responding to emergency call at Halloween party in Sherman Oaks

VALLEY GLEN, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — An LAPD officer heading to an emergency call during a noisy Halloween party struck and killed a pedestrian overnight in the San Fernando Valley.

It all started with a chaotic Halloween party on Weddington Street in Sherman Oaks, which led to the fatal crash in Valley Glen.

Police received a call for “shots fired” shortly after 10:30 p.m. Saturday and found a chaotic crowd of about 300 people gathered for the party in question.

The Los Angeles Police Department confirms that the officer called in was on his way to the party with the lights and sirens on when he struck a 32-year-old woman on Woodman Avenue, between Bessemer and Erwin streets. This person died instantly.

The identity of the victim has not been released.

A person who lives in the area and heard the impact of this collision described what they saw.

“I see a police car in the middle of the street, off to the side, and then I see a cop a few feet from the sidewalk looking down the street. And I look down the street and you could see the body in the middle of the street on the ground.”

As for the party, it was eventually evacuated and no injuries were reported. It is unknown if a firearm was found at the scene.

No further details were available.