A suspect has reportedly been arrested after shots were fired outside Chris Brownresidence in Los Angeles.
The incident happened on Friday afternoon, when law enforcement was called to the street outside the singer’s home in Tarzana around 4:00 p.m.
According to TMZ, a female caller reported that a shooting had just occurred, describing the suspect as a black male, about 35 years old, who allegedly shot into her vehicle.
Dispatch audio obtained by the media also hears authorities being dispatched to Brown’s address.
It is learned that upon arriving at the scene, both parties were interrogated. The suspect said that an argument broke out when the woman refused to leave the area.
He said he shot at her car after it allegedly ran over his leg.
The man was arrested and booked for assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism. He is currently being held on $50,000 (£36.8k) bail.
It has been confirmed that the American musician is not the arrested suspect nor is he thought to be involved.
Brown, 36, is not believed to have been home at the time, although that is unclear.
Releasing an official statement, the Los Angeles Police Department said compound this weekend: ‘Yesterday at approximately 4:11, LAPD officers from the West Valley Division responded to the 19600 block of Citrus Ridge Drive on reports of a shooting that had just occurred.’
The suspect is reported to have planted a ‘CO2 style weapon’.
Meanwhile, the incident comes ahead of the release of Brown’s new album. His 12th album, titled Brown, will be released on May 8.
On June 26, he and Usher will embark on their 33-date joint R&B tour, starting in Denver and ending in Tampa on December 12.
Brown was allowed to return to the US in late 2025 after his bail conditions were granted in a trial for what prosecutors said was an alleged “unprovoked” bottle attack in a London nightclub three years ago.
He had already been ordered to pay a £5m security fee, which serves as a financial guarantee to ensure the defendant (Brown) returns to court. It can be confiscated if they violate the terms of their bail.
performer pleaded not guilty on his charge of assault causing bodily harm to Abraham Diaw at the Tape venue, a private members’ club in Hanover Square, Mayfair, on 19 February 2023.
He also denied having an offensive weapon – a bottle – in a public place, as well as attempting to cause grievous bodily harm.
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