LOMITA, Calif. (KGTV) — The U.S. Marshals Service says it was on the scene of a SWAT standoff with a suspect in the Lomita area Tuesday afternoon.
Marshals were looking for suspect Arcadio Cruz, who was wanted for a federal bail jumping warrant, around 3 p.m. According to the San Diego Police Department, the suspect, who was believed to be armed, barricaded himself in a home on the 100 block of Royal Oak Drive.
Law enforcement sent in a SWAT team and crisis negotiators after the suspect ignored orders to give himself up, according to a City News Service report.
The San Diego Unified School District confirmed to ABC 10News that the nearby Freese Elementary School was put on lockdown from 3:15 to 3:35 p.m., which was shortly after school was let out for the day.
The standoff scene was still active as of 4:45 p.m.
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