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Sword-wielding man arrested after barricading in Los Angeles County neighborhood

Officers arrested a man for chasing residents with a sword in the Baldwin Hills/Crenshaw neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon, police confirmed to KTLA.

The Los Angeles Police Department said Southwest officers responded at 10:15 a.m. for reports of the armed man in the 3800 block of Gibraltar Avenue.

Upon arrival, the man – who police did not publicly identify as of Tuesday – barricaded himself and was believed to be alone.

Police confirmed no injuries were reported as a result of the man’s threatening actions with the sword.

LAPD and SWAT officials stayed on the scene where the man remained barricaded for hours in a location that was not immediately revealed.

Footage from witnesses on Citizen.com shows armed SWAT members and police officers monitoring what appears to be apartment buildings within a taped-off area of a residential street.

At 4:21 p.m., LAPD said the suspect was taken into custody without incident.

Details are limited, and police said no further information was available as of Tuesday afternoon.

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