AIR7 was above the scene Wednesday just after 12 p.m. and captured several police vehicles outside the WREN Apartments on S. Hill Street near Pico Boulevard.
Crime-scene tape cordoned off a large portion of the sidewalk.
Police investigating attempted murder at apartment building in downtown LA
Details are limited, but police confirmed the victim is a woman. Her condition remains unknown and no arrests have been made.
Detectives appeared to be focusing on a ground-floor unit. They were seen looking through the balcony of the apartment and dusting the exterior surface for fingerprints. Eyewitness News is working to get more information. Meanwhile, people who live in the area said they're shocked.
"That is alarming. For something to happen like this so close to where we live at, it's quite alarming," said one resident.