Leona Lewis was yesterday caught up in a terrifying siege in Los Angeles.

The 24-year-old singer was horrified as thugs waving handguns ran towards her car as they attempted to flee police following a high-speed chase that came to a halt in front of her.

Miss Lewis’s security intervened before the men ran off, however her manager Nicola Carson was not so fortunate as she was thrown to the ground by police during the incident.

The singer was on her way to Los Angeles international airport when her manager stopped at a local Starbucks coffee house to pick up some drinks. However, the police chase came careering into the carpark outside, where Miss Lewis was waiting.

A source close to the star told the Daily Mail: ‘It was absolutely terrifying and Leona is still very shaken by what happened. It could have been so much worse.

‘Leona was in her parked car when the chase came to crash around her. Two police cars had blocked off this other car. Men jumped out and suddenly these thugs waving guns ran towards Leona.

‘LAPD cars were swarming the scene and shoppers were screaming. Thank goodness Leona’s security tackled one of the men before he ran off. It was a real commotion.

‘Nicola was in a terrible state as well as police knocked her to the ground as she tried to make her way back to the car.’

Miss Lewis last night arrived back in Britain, while Miss Carson told friends: ‘We’ve had the scare of our lives.’

A friend stressed that the singer did not see any of the people involved in the incident.

Source: Daily Mail

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One Response to “Leona caught in Police gun drama in Los Angeles”

1. William Chan says:

   January 23, 2010 at 7:37 pm

   Well I’m glad she’s okay