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Santa Clarita Standoff Ends With Suspect's Surrender After Gunfire Near School

The suspect was arrested on a charge of illegally discharging a firearm in a school zone following a two-hour standoff.

Overview

  • LASD says a man fired a gun in a Santa Clarita school zone Wednesday morning before barricading himself inside a residence.
  • Deputies, SEB/SWAT units and crisis negotiators established a perimeter, closed Pamplico Drive and evacuated adjacent homes.
  • James Foster Elementary and other nearby campuses entered soft lockdowns as a precaution, and the district reports all students were safe.
  • After roughly two hours, the suspect came out and surrendered to the arrest team; aerial video showed him emerging without pants.
  • LASD says he was taken into custody for illegally discharging a firearm in a school zone, and a local report says an unoccupied vehicle was struck.