SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- An armed man barged into a South Bay middle school Thursday night, leading to a three-hour standoff.
Man inside Montgomery Middle School with gun on his jaw. Negotiations underway. #SDPD Swat on scene. pic.twitter.com/zT7mE6N0ea
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San Diego Police tell 10News that family members called in after 6 p.m. to report that the man was behaving erratically and pacing.
Officers responded to Montgomery Middle School on Picador Avenue to find the man with a flair gun held to his throat.
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Shortly after 9 p.m. police were able to talk the man down and took him into custody. Police say no one was at the school at the time of the standoff. They found two flair guns on the man and he will be mentally evaluated. Regardless, police say he will be charged for pointing a gun at an officer.
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Marie Estrada is a social media producer at 10News, you can follow her on Twitter @marie_festrada.
