The 17-year-old, who allegedly attempted to stab a woman, surrendered peacefully, according to authorities.
File photo of SWAT officers and their armored vehicle courtesy LBPD.
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Police arrested a teen boy they said tried to stab a woman in a parked vehicle in North Long Beach late Tuesday night, which prompted a SWAT response.
Long Beach police say the teen, identified only as a 17-year-old La Habra resident, attempted to stab the woman in the 5500 block of Long Beach Boulevard around 11:26 p.m. The woman then escaped from the vehicle and fled the scene after the teen attempted to coax her back inside, police said.
The woman told officers she also saw a rifle inside the vehicle, according to the LBPD.
Officers surrounded the vehicle and attempted to deescalate the situation, but the subject was uncooperative, police said.
A SWAT team, negotiators and a K9 unit were then brought to the scene, according to police. After about three hours of negotiations, officers safely took the teen into custody.
Officers also recovered a rifle from the vehicle, police added.
It’s unclear why the woman was in the car or if she knew the teen prior to the incident. The investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to the LBPD.
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