UPDATE: Arrest of Armed Barricaded Subject
December 1, 2022 4:43 PM
On 11-29-2022, at approximately 12:29 PM, SMPD officers responded to a multifamily apartment building in the 2500 block of Kansas Avenue regarding a potential suicidal subject. Officers were unable to locate the individual at that time.
At approximately 2:37 PM, SMPD Officers were again dispatched to the 2500 block of Kansas Avenue. The 911 caller advised that the subject was armed with a handgun and forced entry into an apartment. The subject then robbed the residents at gunpoint and prevented them from leaving. When officers arrived on scene, they located the subject barricaded in the same apartment and armed with a handgun. The subject pointed the handgun at officers and an officer involved shooting occurred. The subject remained in the apartment and refused to exit.
At approximately 3:15 PM, Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT) officers convinced the subject to peacefully surrender without further incident. At some point during the call, the subject sustained a non-life-threatening injury to his face and was transported to a local hospital before being booked. The subject’s weapon was located at the scene.
On 12-1-2022, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed multiple felony charges on the subject, including robbery, burglary, false imprisonment, brandishing a weapon, and assault on police officers.
This case is still on-going and is being investigated by the Santa Monica Police Department and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
Anyone with any additional information pertaining to this incident or subjects is encouraged to contact the Criminal Investigations Division at 310-458-8451 or the Santa Monica Police Department’s Watch Commander (24 hours) at 310-458-8427.
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