Police Take Armed Man Into Custody Using Less-Than-Lethal Rounds

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MONTECITO HEIGHTS (CBSLA) — A man believed to be armed with a sharp object and suffering from a mental health issue was taken into custody Wednesday night in Montecito Heights after officers used less-than-lethal rounds to subdue him.

Police responded to the call at about 7:15 p.m. to investigate reports of a possibly armed man in the 4500 block of North Figueroa Street. When officers arrived, they confronted an object and less-than-lethal rounds were used.

The man was taken into custody and the Los Angeles Police Department Mental Evaluation Unit was called.

No officers were injured.