Crime & Safety
Man Fires Shotgun In Condo; Holes Up In Huntington Beach: Police
A man fired off a shotgun in a condominium in Huntington Beach Wednesday morning, striking neighboring units, police said.
HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA — A man fired off a shotgun in a condominium Wednesday morning in Huntington Beach, striking neighboring units, police said.
Huntington Beach police were dispatched at about 6:25 a.m. Wednesday to a condominium complex near Pacific Coast Highway and Coral Cay to investigate reports of shots fired.
"Officers arrived on scene and determined that a resident had discharged a shotgun multiple times inside his residents, striking several neighboring units," a Huntington Beach Police Department news release read. "The area was immediately contained, and officers evacuated several nearby residence out of an abundance of caution."
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Pacific Coast Highway was temporarily shut down in both directions during the incident.
At approximately 7:50 a.m., the suspect peacefully surrendered and was taken into custody, police said.
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Police did not disclose the suspect's age or gender.
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