Hostage Situation: Barricaded Suspect Safely Taken Into Custody
SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – The latest on a barricaded suspect and hostage situation in south Sacramento:
4 p.m.
Police say the barricaded suspect has been taken into custody safely, nearly 24 hours after the incident began.
Officers remain at the scene to process evidence.
3:40 p.m.
Police say the suspect remains barricaded inside the Mello Court home with a handgun. SWAT and crisis negotiators remain on scene and are continuing to try and communicate with the suspect to bring this situation to a peaceful end.
Police say the suspect is alone in the house, and all seven hostages, including the 13-year-old girl, are safe.
Evacuations remain in place for the Mello Court area. Police worked with CAL OES to provide the evacuees a safe place to go.
10:54 a.m.
A loud explosion was heard from the scene of the standoff, reporter Sabrina Silva says.
8:39 a.m.
Police say the 13-year-old girl and another female who lived at the home have now safely left the scene.
The suspect is still believed to be barricaded inside and crisis negotiators are talking to him.
Police say the suspect is still armed.
6:46 a.m.
A tense situation in Sacramento's Oak Park neighborhood continues as authorities deal with a standoff and hostage incident.
It started early Tuesday evening with a kidnapping, then a chase and quickly turned into home invasion and hostage situation on Mello Court.
As of Wednesday morning, Sacramento police are taking over the scene to relieve sheriff's deputies. A SWAT team and crisis negotiator are also at the scene to put a focus on a peaceful resolution.
Overnight, two women, two children and a man that were being held hostage inside the home were released.
The suspect and a 13-year-old girl who he took into the home are still inside.
Police say the suspect has no connection to the house.
Investigators say the suspect was wanted in connection with a domestic violence call earlier in the day in Sacramento. He is believed to be armed with a firearm.
The suspect and the 13-year-old are known to each other, but police would not release their relation.
