A man armed with at least one gun was in a standoff Tuesday with police in Los Angeles' Harbor City area that lasted for nearly nine hours.
Officers responded at about 9 a.m. to the 26200 block of President Avenue on a domestic violence call. They were told a possibly armed man was inside an apartment at the location.
SWAT members responded to the neighborhood and directed traffic away from the area. The standoff continued into Tuesday evening before the man surrendered.
Several shots were fired, but not at officers, according to the LAPD. The shots were fired inside the apartment, police said.
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"As this began to unfold, during the course of the first two hours of this incident, officers did hear multiple shots fired within the residence," said LAPD Deputy Chief Emada E. Tingirides.
No injuries were reported.
Details about the domestic violence call were not immediately available. Neighbors told NBCLA they heard the man yelling throughout the morning
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Nearby residences were evacuated.
