Panorama City: Murder Suspect Taken Into Custody After Pursuit Crash Leads To Standoff

02.24.2020 | 8:30 PM | LOS ANGELES – A murder suspect was taken into custody after a pursuit crash led to a barricade situation inside an apartment  Monday night.

Officers attempted to stop a suspect wanted in connection with a murder who was driving a vehicle reported stolen in the San Fernando Valley around 8:30 PM.

The suspect failed to yield and led officers on a high-speed pursuit before crashing into a parked vehicle at the intersection of Chase Street and Willis Avenue in Panorama City.

After the crash the suspect fled on foot into a nearby apartment complex were he barricaded himself for hours.

A SWAT team responded to the scene as officers evacuated nearby residents.

The suspect was eventually taken into custody without incident early Tuesday morning at around 1:30 AM.

No further details were immediately available.

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