Suspect wanted for attempted murder arrested in Beverly Hills after hours-long standoff, hostage situation

An armed suspect wanted for attempted murder of a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy has been arrested after a nearly 12-hour standoff with police in Beverly Hills on Sunday. Authorities say that the suspect was an Uber driver who was mid-ride with an innocent passenger during the hours-long incident.

The suspect, who has been identified as Osvaldo DelRio, was taken into custody around 12:15 a.m. on Monday after being bitten by a K9. The suspect was treated on scene by authorities and then taken to a local hospital for further treatment, the sheriff's department said. 

The standoff began at around 3 p.m., shortly after automated license plate-reading cameras in Beverly Hills detected a felony vehicle at around 1:30 p.m., according to the Beverly Hills Police Department. Officers located the car, a gray Ford pickup truck, near San Vicente Boulevard and Beverly Boulevard and attempted to pull the driver over. 

Instead of stopping, the DelRio fled, prompting officers to pursue briefly. It ended a few minutes later when the suspect crashed into an uninvolved car near Burton Way and Robertson Boulevard. 

The suspect then barricaded himself inside the pickup truck, prompting a response from SWAT and other local law enforcement agencies, including Los Angeles Police Department officers and LASD deputies. 

Upon request for additional information on what led to the standoff, LASD officials told CBS LA that they initially attempted to detain the suspect just before 3 a.m. near 106th Street and Hawthorne Boulevard in the Lennox area of South Los Angeles. 

"While deputies were attempting to detain the suspect, a struggle ensued, and the suspect fled the scene in his vehicle, causing injury to one of the deputies," officials said. 

They later said that DelRio and the deputy who was injured in the incident briefly struggled over a gun and that DelRio tried to drive away during the incident, dragging the deputy.

Deputies said that the suspect was also holding a hostage inside the vehicle. The hostage, a woman who hasn't yet been identified, was released at around 11 p.m. She did not appear to be injured as she was removed from the scene by law enforcement.

It was later revealed that the woman was a rideshare passenger who DelRio was driving to work when Beverly Hills police tried to pull him over. 

Aerial footage showed that the truck's front window was blocked by a sunshade. The rear and side windows were also darkly tinted, making it difficult to see inside.

LASD officials said that the deputy who was injured during the initial incident suffered cuts and injuries to their knee. 

In response for a request for comment, an Uber spokesperson shared a statement that said: "We have removed the driver from the platform, and are standing ready to support law enforcement with their investigation."

Del Rio remains in custody in lieu of $1 million bail, deputies said.