Armed Man Barricades Himself In Hollywood Home

HOLLYWOOD, CA — A man in his 40s armed with a knife barricaded himself inside a home in Hollywood for more than four hours Monday evening before being arrested by a Los Angeles Police Department SWAT team.

Officers responded to a call of a man with a knife at a home in the 5600 block of Lexington Avenue, west of Western Avenue, about 5:30 p.m. and crisis negotiators and a SWAT team was later called to the scene, according to LAPD Officer Mike Lopez.

The man was taken into custody about 10 p.m., Lopez said.

A news photographer at the scene said the suspect had threatened a person at the home and SWAT fired tear gas into the house to end the standoff, but police could not immediately confirm those reports.

No injuries were reported, Lopez said.

The suspect's name was not disclosed.

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--City News Service