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A suspect and a woman who may be his girlfriend were taken into custody Tuesday after barricading himself in a Canoga Park apartment.

Around 1:20 p.m., police saw a man wanted for an assault with a deadly weapon walking in the 6900 block of Millwood Avenue, according to Officer Mike Lopez of the Los Angeles Police Department‘s Media Relations Section. He ran into a nearby apartment and barricaded himself.

He remained barricaded until about 5:40 p.m., when SWAT members apprehended him and the woman. He had a weapon, Lopez said.

Lopez said it was unclear if the woman taken into custody was and suspect and might be arrested.

City News Service

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