Man in custody after hours-long standoff in Bankers Hill

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — San Diego police officers surrounded an apartment complex in the Bankers Hill neighborhood Tuesday after a man reportedly began threatening people in the building. The man has since been taken into custody, according to police.

Lt. Travis Easter with SDPD told FOX 5/KUSI the department received the initial call regarding the man shortly after 10:45 a.m. from the building at 2171 Front St.

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Police said a man, described to be in his mid-20s, barricaded himself inside his first-floor apartment and refused to come out. The standoff ended without incident after officers deployed tear gas into the apartment and the suspect was taken into custody just before 5 p.m.

According to police, he had reportedly broken several windows earlier in the day. Broken glass could be seen on the sidewalk outside of the building…

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