Suspect in custody after barricading inside home following domestic stabbing attack, LAPD says
NORTHRIDGE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A suspect has been apprehended after barricading himself inside his home following a domestic incident where he allegedly stabbed a person and hit another with a cast iron skillet.
SWAT officers were captured on AIR7HD going into the home's garage, where he had poured some sort of liquid, to get the suspect out.
Eventually, officials were able to get the man out of the garage alive and in handcuffs.
"Officers were able to make contact with him and he was willing to surrender. They entered into the home and took him into custody without any use of force," said Lt. Letisia Ruiz of the LAPD.
The man was shirtless and looked disheveled as he was taken away by law enforcement.
Earlier on Monday, blood could be seen on the sidewalk when AIR7HD flew over the initial scene where three people were taken to the hospital following a domestic altercation.
Police were called around 5 p.m. to the home on Salt Lake Place in Northridge.
The suspect was known to have mental illness, according to the LAPD.
The violent attack and subsequent police presence left nearby residents in shock, as incidents like this normally do not happen in the neighborhood.
"It's a little nerve wracking, I've seen stuff like this on tv that you sit and you watch it but it's almost creepy," said Abigail Seaggiari.
All victims are related to the suspect and are expected to recover.
