A 39-year-old man suspected of shooting his girlfriend was taken into custody Sunday after barricading himself inside a Tarzana apartment complex for 10 hours, authorities said.
Los Angeles police officers responded to an apparent domestic violence incident about 4 a.m. in the 18500 block of Hatteras Street and found a female victim with a gunshot wound, Officer Karen Rayner said. The officers were fired upon, but no one was hit.
The woman, 40, was taken to a nearby hospital, where she was in serious condition.
The man refused to come outside, and a SWAT team was called to the scene, Rayner said. About 1 p.m., officers were considering a tactical tool such as tear gas to draw out the gunman, who had spoken with a SWAT team negotiator.
Less than an hour later, the suspect was taken into custody without incident. Officers did not fire their guns throughout the standoff.
Residents of the complex and the surrounding area who were evacuated have been allowed to return to their homes.
–Corina Knoll