Armed man arrested after refusing to get out of RV at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier
A man believed to be armed with a gun prompted an evacuation Wednesday at Rose Hills Memorial Park and Rio Hondo College in Whittier.
The barricade situation was reported at about 12:30 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department. A woman told police a man had pointed a gun at her, but no shots were fired.
The memorial park was placed on locked down as a precaution, and an athletic game was canceled.
The suspect was refusing to leave an RV parked in the cemetery, until around 3:40 p.m., when he left the vehicle on his own and was quickly taken into custody.
Neighboring Rio Hondo College was also evacuated.