Man arrested after hours long standoff in southwest Bakersfield

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man has been arrested after an hours long standoff in southwest Bakersfield Wednesday morning, according to the Bakersfield Police Department.

BPD said police were called out to an apartment in the 4600 block of Country Place Lane just after 4:15 a.m. after reports of nearby residents hearing gunfire.

The suspect then barricaded himself after he was reported to have had a rifle. Officers then used a chemical agent to have the suspect surrender. The suspect, 22-year-old Enrique Barraza, exited the apartment and was arrested…

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