Police searching for homicide suspect in Echo Park*

LAPD officers have sealed off a section of Echo Park near Temple and Bonnie Brae streets as they search for a possible murder suspect, according to preliminary information. An officer at the Rampart Division station said the murder did not take place today but had no further details at this time.  @RampartLAPD said the possible murder suspect ran through an apartment complex after being spotted by police.  Officers began closing off the area around 9 p.m.

*Update:  The person who was detained was a convicted felon but not a murder suspect, according to @RampartLAPD.

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