Teen arrested after southwest Bakersfield standoff prompts evacuations and SWAT response

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — A 16-year-old boy, police say was armed with a gun, was safely arrested after officers responded to a family disturbance in southwest Bakersfield, where they heard gunshots and later deployed a chemical agent to get him to leave the home.

The Bakersfield Police Department said on Thursday, October 29, just before 1 a.m., officers were called out to the 200 block of Quailridge Road in southwest Bakersfield for reports of a domestic peace disturbance.

When officers arrived, they determined a 16-year-old child was in a verbal altercation with a family member and armed with a gun…

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