Murder suspect surrenders after standoff with LAPD at Venice motel for hours

Tuesday, February 14, 2023
VENICE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A murder suspect surrendered to police after barricading himself inside a Venice motel for several hours Tuesday.

Los Angeles Police Department officers surrounded the Lincoln Inn Tuesday afternoon after determining that a suspect, possibly armed, was holed up inside on the second floor.
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Officers shut down Lincoln Boulevard between Washington and Venice as they attempt to coax the suspect to surrender. A SWAT team was on scene.
The suspect was believed to be armed and dangerous, though information about the murder and the victim was not released.
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The suspect surrendered peacefully and was taken into custody shortly before 5 p.m.

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