Hollywood barricade: Possibly armed woman in custody after SWAT response

Tuesday, July 16, 2019
HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Hollywood barricade involving a possibly armed woman has come to an end after a response by police and SWAT officers on Tuesday.

The barricade began at about 6:30 a.m. after authorities received a call about a possibly armed and suicidal woman in the area of Franklin Avenue and Orange Drive.
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Authorities reportedly fired tear gas or pepper balls through some windows in an effort to get the woman out of a building.

Fire officials said people in the building complained of tear gas which may have drifted toward them.
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The woman was later taken into custody.

No other information was released.
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