Chainsaw-wielding man surrenders after hours-long standoff in Mission Hills, police say
A chainsaw-wielding man surrendered after an hours-long standoff with Los Angeles police Tuesday afternoon in Mission Hills, according to authorities.
The Los Angeles Police Department responded at about 3:20 p.m. to San Fernando Mission and Sepulveda boulevards after a report of an assault with a deadly weapon, according to Officer Tony Im.
The suspect was described as a Latino man in his 40s wearing a brown hat, blue pants and a blue jacket, Im said.
The search continues for a 59-year-old nurse who was swept away by the San Gabriel River while hiking near the Heaton Flats Trail in the Angeles National Forest on Saturday morning.
The man was wielding a chainsaw as a weapon, according to authorities. The SWAT team was at the scene.
Officers fired “less lethal” bean bags at the suspect, police said. He surrendered around 6:10 p.m.
KTLA-5 captured footage of the standoff outside a strip mall parking lot, in which the man was seen standing in the bed of a truck with a knife in one hand and a lighter in the other.
Authorities approached the truck with a SWAT vehicle, blocking his exit. Officials also evacuated people from nearby businesses during the standoff.
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