SWAT Team Surrounds Barricaded Gunman In Venice

VENICE, CA — A Los Angeles police Department SWAT Team surrounded a gunman holed up in a Venice home Tuesday morning after he allegedly threatened a woman at his home.

The area around 900 block of Venice Boulevard was closed off while police attempt to negotiate with the man who walked in and out of the building during the hours-long standoff, according to police. The standoff ended when he surrendered to police. He was eventually arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

During the standoff, at least two schools in the area placed students on voluntary lockdowns.

"We have a suspect barricaded with a gun, and we are trying to negotiate with him," said Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im during the standoff. "The call originally came in as assault with a deadly weapon."

Police were called to the scene at 9:20 a.m. Tuesday, and the suspect was arrested by the early afternoon.

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