Armed Man Arrested After Standoff With Police At Montgomery Middle School

SAN DIEGO, CA – A man armed with a handgun was arrested Thursday evening after prompting a standoff with police at a South Bay school.

Family members called police just after 6 p.m. to report that the man was acting erratically and possibly suffering from mental illness, according to San Diego police Sgt. Michael Tansey.

Officers responded and the man ran from them and onto the grounds of Montgomery Middle School at 1051 Picador Boulevard in the Otay Mesa area, Tansey said.

The man refused to surrender and was alternately holding a handgun to his head and putting it in his lap, Tansey said.

The school was closed when the man got there, Tansey said.

By 9:30 p.m., police took the suspect into custody. No one was injured, police said.

City News Service contributed to this report.

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