A Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department Crisis Negotiation Team is attempting Wednesday evening to persuade an armed suspect barricaded inside a residence in Lancaster to surrender.
Deputies from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station were called at 4:51 p.m. to the 43500 block of Sahauyo Street, near Division Street and Avenue K, regarding a man who barricaded himself inside the residence, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
The surrounding homes were evacuated for the safety of the residents.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station at 661-948-8466.