LANCASTER, Calif. (KABC) --
A suspect believed to be heavily armed was taken into custody Friday morning after being barricaded in a remote area of Lancaster for about eight hours overnight.It all started around 9:45 p.m. Thursday in the 43800 block of 90th Street West, according to officials from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Officials said a special weapons team assumed command of the tactical response, and a crisis negotiation team was at the scene.
LASD officials tweeted around 6 a.m. the suspect was taken into custody without issues, and a weapon was recovered.
*UPDATE*-Suspect Taken into Custody w/o Incident by @SEBLASD @LANLASD Barricade Incident. Weapon Recovered. #LASD pic.twitter.com/9mP2BZORkP
— LA County Sheriff's (@LASDHQ) September 9, 2016
No other information was released.
