San Diego, California – A domestic violence report in San Diego’s Mid-City neighborhood Monday morning spiraled into a police standoff that forced two nearby schools to shut down for the day.
Police say the incident began just after 6:20 a.m. when a family member called authorities to report that a 24-year-old man had threatened his mother with a gun at the Villa Madrid Apartments on 54th Street near Trojan Avenue. By the time officers arrived, the man had climbed onto the roof of the complex, weapon in hand.
That set off a massive police response, with SWAT officers deployed to contain the situation. San Diego Police Lt. Jonathan Dungan said the safety of both the victim and the neighborhood was the priority. “Domestic violence situations are always high-intense situations,” he told reporters. “We try to handle them with the utmost importance and take care of the victims and take the suspect in safely.”…