Suspect detained after standoff in Sacramento neighborhood
SACRAMENTO – Evacuations and shelter-in-place orders were in effect in a south Sacramento neighborhood due to reports of an armed person Monday morning.
Sacramento police said officers were in the area of Essen Way, off of Ehrhardt Avenue, after getting reports of an armed individual. Officers said they believed the person was contained within their perimeter.
Several homes in the immediate area were either evacuated or given shelter-in-place orders, police said.
SWAT and crisis negotiators were called to the scene.
A little before noon Monday, police announced that the subject had been taken into custody.
The name of the subject has not been released.
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