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Negotiations with Barricaded Suspect in La Puente Standoff Test LA's Finest

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Published on November 09, 2023
Negotiations with Barricaded Suspect in La Puente Standoff Test LA's FinestLos Angeles County Sheriff's Department

A tense situation transpired in La Puente earlier today when a male suspect barricaded himself inside a vehicle near the intersection of Fairgrove Avenue and Sunset Avenue. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) responded to the situation, with their Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) striving to establish a peaceful resolution, according to the LASD report.

SEB and CNT's primary aim was to establish contact and persuade the suspect quickly to surrender peacefully. Yet, the outcome of this specific standoff remains unknown.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Industry Station at (626) 330-3322. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” mobile app on Google play or the Apple App Store or use the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.