LOS ANGELES (CNS/KNX 1070) - A robbery suspect has been barricaded in a residence in the Koreatown area today.
Officers to went to the 300 block of Berendo Street about 4:35 a.m. to arrest the suspect, who refused to come out, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
The man was wanted in connection with a recent convenience store robbery, according to the LAPD.
Armed Robbery Suspect refuses to come out of apartment on Berendo St in Koreatown. LAPD SWAT puts 1/2 dozen teargas rounds into apartment in an effort to break the standoff. @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/XfpoLBkJyR
— Pete Demetriou (@knxpete) January 9, 2019Armed Robbery suspect barricaded and alone in apt on Berendo Street between Oakwood and Beverly. LAPD SWAT on scene ready to deploy and begin negotiations to try and get man to surrender. @KNX1070 pic.twitter.com/TxmN48TPoX
— Pete Demetriou (@knxpete) January 9, 2019




