NORTHRIDGE, CA — Authorities engaged in a standoff Wednesday with a possibly armed suspect who barricaded in an RV in the Northridge area, but terminated the operation after ripping open the vehicle and learning that he was no longer at the location.
The standoff continued for hours in Northridge where a Los Angeles Police Department SWAT Team surrounded a man believed to be barricaded inside a recreational vehicle Wednesday afternoon.
The standoff began at about 8:40 a.m. in the 9200 block of Corbin Avenue, when an LAPD Metro unit called for backup, said LAPD Officer David Cuellar.
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“A suspect is barricaded with a rifle and a revolver,” Cuellar said Wednesday afternoon.
The standoff continued Wednesday afternoon until 3:05 p.m., when officers terminated the operation after discovering the suspect was no longer at the location, police said. A police armored vehicle was used to rip away the side of the RV, spilling the contents onto the roadway.
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The suspect, a male in his 40s, was wanted on weapons charges, according to police.
Residents and commuters were advised to avoid the area.
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