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Assault With Deadly Weapon Suspect Arrested After Barricading Inside Trader Joe's/CVS Building In East Pasadena

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies and a SWAT team were on scene for more than six hours finally taking the suspect in.

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August 9, 2022

Authorities arrested an assault with a deadly weapon suspect in East Pasadena Tuesday morning, following an hours-long standoff in which the suspect was barricaded inside of a CVS Pharmacy and Trader Joe's building.

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The incident reportedly began at around 12:40 a.m., when the suspect first was said to have barricaded themself inside of the building, located in the 3000 block of Huntington Drive.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies and a SWAT team were on scene for more than six hours, as the suspect was finally taken into custody at around 7 a.m.

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