ARREST ENDS STANDOFF, EVACUATION.Byline: Jim Skeen Staff Writer LANCASTER - A man wanted in a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang was arrested Monday after a five-hour standoff stand·off n. 1. A tie or draw, as in a contest. 2. A situation in which one force neutralizes or counterbalances the other. 3. A standoff insulator. adj. Standoffish. at a Lancaster home that prompted evacuation of the neighborhood. The suspect, believed to be a gang member, was wanted on a $3 million warrant for attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. in a shooting about a month ago, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. County Sheriff's Deputy Mark Round said. Deputies had served a search warrant about a week ago at the house, on Pilsbury Street near Avenue J, but the suspect was not there. Round said deputies kept watch on the home and on Monday saw their man, whose identity they did not immediately release. Gang-detail deputies were called to the home at about 10 a.m. Monday. Several people in the home came out, but deputies said the suspect refused to. The Sheriff's Department dispatched a special-weapons team, and officials cleared neighbors from a one-block area during the standoff. |
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