Billie Eilish's childhood home in Los Angeles was swarmed by police on Thursday night, as a man was arrested for attempting to burglarize the property.
According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officers responded to a 9:15 p.m. call in the Highland Park area of the city, after receiving a call that a man in black clothing had hopped over a fence.
The suspect, who is now in police custody, is also said to have been wearing a black mask at the time of the incident.
Video footage shared by local station KABC-TV showed police searching for evidence as they surrounded the property, which is still owned by Eilish's parents, Maggie Baird and Patrick O'Connell.
It is unclear if the suspect had entered the home and taken any items before his arrest, according to KABC-TV. It is also unclear if Eilish, or anybody else, was present at the time of the incident.
Per the local report, no injuries have been reported.
According to local police alerts shared on Citizen, the suspect was seen running from the front of the property before he was confronted by officers.
The suspect fought with officers before backup was requested, per the alerts. Video footage of the suspect's arrest showed him handcuffed and restrained.
Newsweek has reached out to representatives of Eilish and the LAPD for comment.
Eilish, who Forbes reports is now worth an estimated $53 million, grew up in the two-bedroom home with her musician brother Finneas O'Connell.
In an interview with V Magazine, which was published in March 2022, Eilish, 21, spoke about how her home life hadn't changed, despite her career success.
"My relationship with my home has not changed, just like with my parents and my brother," she said. "I think it's a bit jarring for some people who grew up with me or haven't seen me in a long time... [they] come over to see us and see that it's exactly the same. It's as if you walked in here and it's 2003. There's no sign that a famous person exists within 200 feet of this area."
"I mean, it's really funny," she went on. "I have to remind myself what my life actually is to the outside world, because I just forget sometimes. My life really, honestly feels the same as it did when I was a child... except that I don't have any friends."
In a YouTube video shared in April 2019, Finneas O'Connell, 25, revealed that his and Eilish's parents slept on a futon in the living room so that the siblings could each have their own bedroom. Despite their cramped living space, they had three pianos in the home, he said.
Much of Eilish's debut studio album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, was recorded in a makeshift recording studio set up in the elder sibling's bedroom.
Real estate website Dirt reported in October 2021 that Eilish had quietly purchased at least three homes in the Los Angeles area, including one that was previously owned by British singer Leona Lewis.
Update 1/6/23, 3:25 a.m. ET: This article has been updated to add extra information.
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