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SWAT standoff suspect escapes from 7-Eleven
A man involved in a SWAT standoff remains on the run despite being cornered inside a 7-Eleven in Long Beach for hours.
LONG BEACH, Calif. - A robbery suspect barricaded inside a 7-Eleven store in downtown Long Beach, led to an hours-long police standoff Tuesday morning.
A SWAT team was called to the scene, and authorities closed several streets in the area.
What we know:
Police officers were flagged down near 1st Street and Broadway just after 2 a.m. A preliminary investigation revealed that a man entered the 7-Eleven and robbed it.
The employees were able to escape and call police, but the suspect barricaded himself inside and refused to surrender.
Around 2 p.m., after obtaining a search warrant, SWAT officers made entry into the store… only to find it empty.
Missing ceiling tiles in the storage room indicate the suspect might have escaped.
What's next:
The suspect remains outstanding, Long Beach Police said.
The Source: Information for this story is from the Long Beach Police Department.