LANCASTER – A man is in custody after an hours long standoff inside a Wendy’s restaurant in Lancaster Friday night.
Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies with the Lancaster Station and California Highway Patrol Antelope Valley Division responded to a disturbance call at the Wendy’s restaurant located at 20th Street West and Avenue I around 7:35 p.m.
A male black adult, wearing a burgundy sweatshirt, was reportedly sitting at a table with a gun covered with napkins. Deputies attempted various tactics to persuade him to surrender, but the situation remained unresolved.
A crisis negotiation team was requested to assist, and the Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) was called in for support.
The man was taken into custody around 1:00 a.m. after he surrendered once chemical agents were deployed, according to Lt. Ryan Diaz with the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lancaster Station at (661) 948-8466.
