Hours-long standoff in South L.A. ends with four suspects in police custody
Police have arrested four suspects who were barricaded in a home in South Los Angeles following an hours-long standoff.
Officers had received a radio call about an armed assault on the 1200 block of West 42nd Street around 1 a.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The victim told police he was attacked by five men. A shooting occurred, but he was not injured, police said.
The men fled inside the house after attacking the victim, Los Angeles Police Officer Liliana Preciado said. Police believed the men had at least one gun with them inside the home, she added. Crisis negotiators and SWAT officers were on scene.
One suspect had already been taken into custody at the time of the standoff, Preciado said.
The surrounding homes were evacuated.
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UPDATES:
8:40 a.m.: This article has been updated with a reports that the standoff had ended.
This article was originally published at 6:10 a.m.
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