LONG BEACH (CNS) - A man who barricaded himself inside a home in Long Beach after he fired a gun as officers responded to reports of an assault, prompting officers to fire their weapons, was in custody this morning.
Officers responded about 11:05 p.m. Wednesday to the 100 block of West 52nd Street and found a man who said the suspect had pointed a gun at him during an argument, according to the Long Beach Police Department.
Additional officers in the area spotted the suspect, who fired a weapon. The officers believed they were being shot at and fired their weapons, but no one was hit, the department said.
The suspect retreated into a house and a SWAT team was called to the scene, police said.
A short time later, the suspect walked out of the home and surrendered, the department said.
The name of the suspect was not disclosed.
No officers or civilians were injured.
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