KOREATOWN (CNS) - A suspect who allegedly wielded a knife inside a Bank of Hope branch in Koreatown barricaded himself inside a car parked next to the building for about three hours Thursday until police injected tear gas in the vehicle and took him into custody.
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According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded around 2 p.m. Thursday to the bank in the 2700 block of West Olympic Boulevard. Police said a man entered the branch and pulled out a knife in an apparent robbery attempt, prompting a bank employee to press a panic alarm.
The man left the bank and got into a vehicle parked next to the building, where police spotted him and established positions outside the car.
Shortly before 5 p.m., police set off tear gas or some other type of chemical in the suspect's vehicle, KNX News reporter Pete Demetriou shared from the scene. A short time later, the suspect emerged from the vehicle with his hands in the air. He was taken into custody and checked by paramedics at the scene.
There were no reports of any other injuries.
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