Man surrenders to SWAT after brief rooftop standoff in Walnut Park

A man sits on a roof of a house, seen from above
A person sits on a roof within the unincorporated Walnut Park space of Los Angeles County on Monday morning after sheriff’s deputies responded to experiences of gunfire.
(KTLA-TV Channel 5)

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies on Monday persuaded a person to finish a short standoff and climb down from a rooftop after experiences of gunshots fired within the residential neighborhood of Walnut Park have been referred to as in shortly after 5 a.m.

The person could possibly be seen sitting atop a single-story residence within the 2500 block of Sale Place in unincorporated Walnut Park, south of Huntington Park, in keeping with Deputy Trina Schrader with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division.

Though a number of information shops reported the incident concerned an lively shooter, Schrader mentioned there have been no experiences indicating that from the division.

Aerial footage from KTLA-TV Channel 5 confirmed a person mendacity on his again on the rooftop and what gave the impression to be a weapon mendacity on the entrance garden. SWAT group members have been standing close by subsequent to an armored automobile.

Round 7:30 a.m., the person surrendered to police and was taken into custody. The preliminary 911 name said that a suspect was firing a gun from a rooftop. FOX 11 reported that neighbors didn't acknowledge the person and have been instructed to shelter in place through the incident.

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