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SWAT standoff enters ninth hour in San Fernando Valley
A SWAT standoff with an armed suspect entered its ninth hour in the Arleta area.
LOS ANGELES - An hours-long tense SWAT standoff between the Los Angeles Police Department and an armed suspect inside his mother's home came to an end late Monday morning in the San Fernando Valley.
What we know:
Authorities said it all started around 1 a.m. Monday, Aug. 18, following a desperate 911 call from a mother saying that her son had pointed a gun at his own brother. She said she was worried about him and that he was acting erratically, adding that he had just been released from the hospital for a drug overdose. In addition, the mother stated he was a convicted felon and had access to multiple weapons, including assault rifles.
Arriving officers evacuated residents from nearby homes along Gruen Street in Arleta, located at the intersection of Canterbury Avenue, between Van Nuys Boulevard and Terra Bella Street.
A SWAT team was called to the scene and the suspect did not surrender for hours.
During the standoff, the suspect told authorities multiple times that he was not coming out and demanded that they get a warrant.
By 11 a.m., the LAPD confirmed the suspect had been taken into custody after nine hours.
Standoff leads to elementary school closure
Local impact:
Students at Beach Elementary were told to go to Canterbury Elementary School.
What we don't know:
The name of the suspect has not been released.
The Source: This story was written with information provided by the Los Angeles Police Department.