Shooting suspect arrested after lengthy standoff in South LA

A lengthy standoff with a possibly armed suspect who has barricaded inside of a building in South Los Angeles came to an end early Monday evening when the man was arrested. 

Deputies responded to the area at around 3:30 p.m., according to a statement from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

"This man is originally wanted for a shooting that happened in Lynwood earlier today," the statement said.

A large amount of law enforcement, as well as personnel with LASD's Special Enforcement Bureau, could be seen outside of the Florence Apartments building in the 1600 block of E. Florence Avenue with SkyCal overhead. 

Deputies say that the scene of the shooting and the scene of the standoff are not the same and were unable to provide a condition on the victim of the incident earlier Monday. 

"The suspect ran into this building after the shooting," the statement said. They have reason to believe that he could still be armed. 

At around 8:20 p.m., deputies reported that the suspect was taken into custody. 

SkyCal flew over the scene as the suspect was being brought out of the building on a stretcher. Deputies did not disclose why or if the suspect suffered any injuries during the arrest. 

Because of this, people living in the surrounding homes were evacuated for hours until being allowed to return home once the suspect was arrested and the neighborhood was deemed safe. 

Anyone with further information is asked to contact investigators at (323) 568-4800.