LAPD SWAT is responding to a developing barricade in Koreatown, Los Angeles, involving an reportedly armed suspect and a possible hostage situation.
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The situation is unfolding near Harvard Boulevard and West 12th Street in Koreatown, where officers reportedly responded after a text to 911 came from someone asking for help.
According to early scanner and monitoring information, responding officers arrived at the location and quickly requested additional resources, including a unit equipped with a rifle. The circumstances became even more confusing when another text reportedly came from the alleged victim's phone saying the person was safe and had already left the area.
Despite that message, LAPD officers continued working the location as the incident developed into a barricade response involving SWAT.
One of the strangest reported moments came when the man inside allegedly called 911 himself. According to information being monitored from the scene, he told dispatch he was going to sleep because he had work in the morning, then hung up.
Police have continued attempting to communicate with the suspect while determining whether anyone else is inside the residence and whether the reported possible hostage is actually present.
This remains a fast-moving and developing situation. Some details are based on early scanner traffic and monitoring reports and may change as LAPD releases confirmed information.
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