Los Angeles Police Department officers and members of the SWAT team are engaged in a standoff with an armed suspect at a home in Arleta.

KTLA 5’s Erin Myers was told by LAPD officers at the scene that the call regarding an armed man allegedly threatening his family was placed around 1 a.m. Monday. The residence is said to be located in the 14000 block of Gruen Street, located near Beachy Avenue Elementary School.

According to law enforcement, the man may have just gotten back from a hospital after an overdose when he allegedly began threatening people inside the home.

Officers did say that they have contacted the man – as have family members, who have all since escaped from the home – and have seen him with multiple firearms inside; however, he did not indicate he was going to surrender

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