Marina del Rey gunman charged with attempted murder after firing shots from apartment rooftop

LOS ANGELES - A suspected gunman accused of firing shots from the rooftop of a Marina del Rey apartment building over the weekend has been identified. 

The suspect, 41-year-old Victoryloc Nguyen, was booked on charges related to the Saturday night shooting and is currently being held on $2 million bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. 

Nguyen is charged with two counts of willful, deliberate, attempted murder of a peace officer, one count of attempted murder - - willful, deliberate and premediated on a civilian, 10 counts of assault with a machine gun or assault weapon upon a peace officer, four counts of assault with a machine gun or assault weapon upon a civilian, one count of shooting at an inhabited dwelling, and one count of first-degree residential burglary, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón.

Nguyen pleaded not guilty to all charges Tuesday. Bail was set at $5.27 million. If convicted as charged, Nguyen would face life in prison, prosecutors noted.

Nguyen is accused of drawing an active shooter response to an apartment complex in the 4100 block of Via Marina around 10:15 p.m. Saturday night. According to the LASD, Nguyen was shooting at random from the apartment's rooftop. 

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Witnesses told police 30 to 50 or more rounds were fired, and that Nguyen was armed with several firearms including AR-15 rifles and multiple pistols and ammunition. No one was injured.

According to a report from the City News Service, Nguyen was livestreaming the incident on social media.

He was eventually taken into custody around 1 a.m., according to the LASD.
 
The public is urged to provide any information that might assist this investigation. Please contact the Marina Del Rey Station at (310) 482-6000 with any relevant details or tips.