Crime & Safety

Possibly Armed Man Escapes Standoff With LASD Deputies In Lakewood

It all began early Wednesday evening in the Carwood Shopping Center, located in the 4100 block of Woodruff Avenue, deputies said.

(CBS Los Angeles)

October 10, 2024

Deputies were engaged in a standoff with a possibly armed man who was barricaded inside of a car at a Lakewood parking lot with a pit bull that they believe may be dangerous when he escaped on Wednesday evening.

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The suspect, who has not yet been identified, had been locked inside his car for several hours, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. At around 11:20 p.m., video from the scene shows the suspect driving over a divider in the parking lot and speeding away.

He has not yet been located.

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