Man arrested following 3-hour standoff at bank in Koreatown

Well-dressed suspect arrested after LAPD standoff at a Koreatown bank

A business-casually-dressed suspect accused of being armed at a Koreatown bank is in handcuffs after leading a tense standoff with LAPD.

LOS ANGELES - A man was arrested after a tense standoff with police outside a bank in Koreatown Thursday evening.

SkyFOX was over the Bank of Hope in the 2700 block of West Olympic Boulevard as the Los Angeles Police Department surround both the building and the car the suspect was inside.

The suspect was believed to be armed with a knife, LAPD said. The standoff went on for about three hours.

Man accused of being armed at Ktown bank arrested after standoff

A well-dressed man accused of showing up armed at a Koreatown bank is in custody, but not before leading LAPD on a dramatic standoff.

Images from the scene showed tear gas being released into the car by SWAT officers. That caused the suspect to get out of his car. He then jumped on the roof of the car then onto a concrete pole before being taken into custody.

No injuries were reported.