Standoff With Armed Man In Beverly Hills Ends In Arrest

BEVERLY HILLS, CA – A man who barricaded himself inside a Beverly Hills residence for nearly four hours was in custody Friday morning facing at least two charges.

Officers responded just after 6 p.m. Thursday to a report of a gunman in the 200 block of South Reeves Drive, between Wilshire and Olympic boulevards, a block east of Beverly Drive, according to the Beverly Hills Police Department.

The man initially refused to come out, but was taken into custody about 9:40 p.m., according to a police watch commander.

The man was booked on suspicion of assault with a firearm and false imprisonment, police said.
The name of the suspect was not disclosed and the incident was under investigation.

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