An armed man barricaded himself in a residence in Whittier Sunday.
Deputies from the Pico Rivera Station responded around 5:15 p.m. Sunday in the 5800 block of Juarez Avenue, between the San Gabriel River and the San Gabriel River (605) Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
“Special Enforcement Bureau personnel will assume tactical command and the Crisis Negotiation Team is attempting to make contact with the suspect to bring this to a peaceful conclusion,” the department reported.
The surrounding homes were evacuated for the safety of the residents, officials said.
It was not immediately clear what the man was suspected of doing, nor why he holed up in the home.
Authorities urged anyone with information about the armed suspect to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Pico Rivera station at 562-949-2421.