SPOKANE, Wash. – A man was arrested on Tuesday afternoon following a domestic violence incident that prompted a police standoff near West Spokane, according to the Spokane Police Department (SPD).

SPD responded to an apartment on West Elliot Drive, after receiving a 911 call about an assault that caused a female victim to leave the apartment and seek medical treatment. When officials learned the names of the individuals involved, they discovered a no-contact order between the victim and the suspect.

SPD officers were initially informed that the male suspect, later identified as 31-year-old Sergio Orduno-Gallego, was inside the apartment with two small children. This triggered the deployment of specialty units, including SWAT and the Hostage Negotiators Team (HNT).

However, it was later

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