Officers arrested a man for chasing residents with a sword in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, police confirmed to KTLA.
The Los Angeles Police Department said Southwest officers responded at 10:15 a.m. for reports of the armed man in the 3800 block of Gibraltar Avenue.
Upon arrival, the man – who police did not publicly identify as of Tuesday – barricaded himself and was believed to be alone.
Police confirmed no injuries were reported as a result of the man’s threatening actions with the sword.
LAPD and SWAT officials stayed on the scene where the man remained barricaded for hours in a location that was not immediately revealed.
Footage from witnesses on Citizen.com shows armed SWAT members and police officers monitoring what appears to be apartment buildings within a taped-off area of a residential street.
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Police officers are seen arresting a sword-wielding man after he barricaded himself on Jan. 28, 2025. (Citizen.com) -
Armed SWAT members and police officers are seen monitoring an area where a sword-wielding man barricaded himself on Jan. 28, 2025. (Citizen.com) -
Armed SWAT members and police officers are seen monitoring an area where a sword-wielding man barricaded himself on Jan. 28, 2025. (Citizen.com) -
Armed SWAT members and police officers are seen monitoring an area where a sword-wielding man barricaded himself on Jan. 28, 2025. (Citizen.com)
At 4:21 p.m., LAPD said the suspect was taken into custody without incident.
Details are limited, and police said no further information was available as of Tuesday afternoon.
