15-hour Lancaster standoff ends after armed suspect found dead inside home

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  • An armed suspect was found dead inside a Lancaster home on Blue Sky Court Tuesday morning, ending a standoff that lasted more than 15 hours.
  • The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) took tactical command Monday after the man barricaded himself inside.
  • Residents of nearby homes were evacuated for safety while crisis negotiators unsuccessfully attempted to contact the suspect throughout the night.

LANCASTER, Calif. A tense 15-hour standoff in a Lancaster neighborhood concluded Tuesday morning when a barricaded, armed man was found dead inside a home.

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