Woman Barricaded In Orange County Home In All-Night Standoff

ORANGE, CA — A domestic dispute began a bizarre standoff with the Orange Police Department SWAT team, Friday morning. The SWAT team took up positions outside a home in Orange Friday morning. The woman was suspected in a domestic dispute involving a firearm, and officers attempted to coax her to emerge, but the incident ended with no arrest.

It all began on Thursday evening, at just before 5:30 p.m., according to Orange Police Lt. Jennifer Amat.

"Officers went at 5:25 p.m. Thursday to the 4500 block of Simmons Avenue in response to a report of a domestic dispute between a man and a woman, Amat said. "The man was able to get out of the home without injury, however the woman remained in the home alone, refusing to leave."

SWAT was called to the scene to try to persuade the possibly armed woman to exit the home in a standoff that lasted until almost 2 a.m., which is when police cleared the scene.

The woman was not arrested and officers did not enter the home but the matter remained under investigation, police said. All victims in the incident were reported as safe at the end of the night, and no additional information was available.

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