Sacramento police arrest armed suspect near Argo Way, Fruitridge Road
SACRAMENTO — Police on Wednesday arrested an armed suspect who was hiding inside a home in the south Sacramento area.
The Sacramento Police Department said the scene was along Argo Way near Fruitridge Road. Officers responded shortly before 2 p.m. to a disturbance involving a gun and attempted through the late afternoon to make contact with the suspect.
SWAT and negotiators were called to the scene at around 5:45 p.m., police said.
Sacramento police tweeted at around 8:45 p.m. that the suspect had been safely detained and taken into custody. He faces assault and weapons charges.
Neighbors were seen gathering at each of the checkpoints throughout the day, curious and concerned about what was happening in their neighborhood. Longtime neighbor Dave Sullivan said Argo Way is a fairly quiet street.
"Never anything like this, never," he said.
Sullivan saw a helicopter circling his neighborhood while dozens of police cars descended on his neighborhood with their lights flashing.
"If I see something like that, it's probably a good idea to just stay inside the house and let the police handle it," he said.
Zebedee Ira said his grandma lives beyond the police tape on Argo Way. While she's a bit shaken up, he said she's doing fine but hopes the situation there was handled peacefully.
"I hope whoever is in there having problems is not able to hurt themselves or anyone else," he said.
The suspects identity has not yet been released.
