CAROL LIN, CNN ANCHOR: Right now a gunman is holding several hostages in an arcade on the Santa Monica Pier, police say that he shot and wounded three policemen and a civilian before taking shelter in the arcade where police say he is holding four to six hostages, none of the injuries is said to be life-threatening. The gunman is believed to be connected to another man on the pier who was arrested by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies in connection with a triple homicide. The shootout and hostage situation started at about 1:40 a.m. local time in Los Angeles. It is 4:40 a.m. here in the East. The Associated Press is reporting that three children and a woman were released around 4:00 a.m.
Gunman Holding Hostages at Santa Monica Pier Arcade