A woman who shot a would-be intruder at her Hollywood Hills mansion on Sunday night is an Oscar-winning hair styliss who has worked on iconic films such as National Treasure and The Hunger Games.
Beatrice De Alba, 59, told police she fired her weapon after a man reportedly in his 30s tried forcing his way into her $1.7million home from the backyard, claiming he had been injured and needed help.
Her husband Alex Spears called police to report the shooting in their three-bedroom home in the 2800 block of Hollyridge Drive.
Police found the man suffering from a gunshot wound but conscious and breathing and he was taken to a hospital.
De Alba declined to comment when reached by DailyMail.com on Monday, and only said she had been left ‘really freaked out’ by the incident.
Oscar-winning hairstylist Beatrice De Alba shot an alleged would-be intruder at her Hollywood Hills. She’s pictured with make-up artist John E Jackson who also won an Oscar for his work on Frida
De Alba declined to comment when reached by DailyMail.com on Monday, and only said she had been left ‘really freaked out’ by the incident
The would-be intruder, a man in his 30s, was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition
The would-be intruder is in critical condition but stable, officials said.
He supposedly claimed he was in fear for his life, and De Alba retrieved a weapon after he repeatedly refused to leave.
‘He told her that someone hurt him and to let him in,’ said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Norma Eisenman, as reported by The Los Angeles Times.
It’s not clear whether any arrests will be made in the shooting.
Neighbors of the woman told City News Service she had been a victim of home invasion attempts in the past.
DailyMail.com has reached out to the LAPD for comment.
De Alba won Oscar and Bafta awards in 2002 for her work in the Salma Hayek film Frida, and also worked for 2004’s National Treasure and 2013’s The Hunger Games: Catching Fire.
The shooting comes as the law enforcement community has warned about the new controversial zero-bail policy, which went into effect earlier this month.
A person’s bail amount was previously based on the severity of the allegations against them – but critics argued this benefited those who could pay.
It’s not clear whether any arrests will be made in the shooting
It’s not clear whether any arrests will be made in the shooting
Now those accused of non-violent or non-serious crimes will be released. Defendants accused of more serious crimes will appear before a magistrate who will determine alternative ‘appropriate non-financial pre-arraignment release terms.’
The new law comes as officials in LA say organized crime and the pandemic-era zero cash bail is to blame for a recent spate of smash-and-grab raids, with robberies jumping 10 percent last year and nearly 580,000 larcenies reported to the police
Officially known as Pre-Arraignment Release Protocols, the zero-bail policy has been slammed by cops who believe it will undermine crime fighting. Zero bail was first introduced to combat overcrowding in the city’s jails during the pandemic but expired last summer.
Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore has also spoken out about the policy, saying ‘that approach offers little to no deterrence to those involved in a range of serious criminal offenses.’
‘The elimination of cash bail for these types of offenses is really an invitation to these kind of folks who are inclined to break the law and inclined to do it so brazenly,’ warned Tom Saggau of the LA Police Protective League.
LA county supervisor Holly Mitchell has defended the new law, saying, ‘It’s really dangerous for us to conflate bail with accountability… Bail means I have the resources to pay my way out of jail.’
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