HAWTHORNE – A 29-year-old man murder suspect was taken into custody Friday after an hours-long standoff with law enforcement at a Hawthorne apartment building.
The standoff began around 7:45 a.m. Friday in the 13900 block of Yukon Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
ABC7 reported that an elementary school about two blocks south of the apartment building was placed on lockdown as a safety precaution.
The suspect was taken into custody around 1:20 p.m. without incident, police said.
No details were immediately available on the homicide for which the suspect was wanted.