Lakewood Standoff With Barricaded Suspects Ends In Arrest: Police

LAKEWOOD, WA — Two people have been arrested after a standoff with police that lasted around seven hours and forced several neighbors to evacuate their homes.

According to Lakewood police, the incident centered around an apartment complex at 7500 146th St SW in Lakewood's Woodbrook neighborhood.

Officers say at 3 a.m. a suspect wanted for a Snohomish County homicide entered an apartment in that complex. He came with a friend, who police say was also wanted on an unrelated DOC felony warrant. When officers made contact with the two inside the apartment, they wouldn't come out and barricaded themselves inside the building.

In response, police say they surrounded the area and evacuated several nearby apartments. After several hours of standstill, the Special Response Team arrived and used explosives to breach the apartment's front door. Police say the two suspects surrendered and came out shortly afterwards, and were arrested without any further incidents. No one was injured throughout the standoff, and no shots were fired.

During the standoff, several sections of 146th had to be closed to traffic and drivers were advised to avoid the area. Now that the suspects have been arrested, officers say traffic has returned to normal.