2023-07-07 23:30:00
LOS ANGELES – Security guards at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles were shocked when they saw video from a security camera showing a shirtless man storing his belongings in an underground vault.
Video then showed him opening a nearby utility vault on the sidewalk, lowering the door, and disappearing into the underground darkness.
It appears the man may have been living below the museum in the Little Tokyo area of Los Angeles. The vaults, usually accessed through doors or sidewalk covers, house utilities such as gas, water, and power lines.
Security team members noticed the man on video Monday, between 8:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., after the museum was closed. It was unclear how long he might have been living in the vault.
Doug Van Kirk, chief financial officer of the Japanese American National Museum, said it’s not unusual to see people living in tents on the streets near the site, but this was the first time anything like this had been observed.
Police found clothing, food, and a backpack with a replica gun inside the vault.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was notified, Van Kirk said.
This story first appeared on Telemundo 52’s sister station, NBCLA. Click here to read this story in English.
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