SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — An hours-long standoff ended late Tuesday evening after SWAT were called to an apartment complex downtown in response to a barricaded suspect.
SDPD confirmed to ABC 10News that SWAT units went to the 200 block of J Street after receiving a call from a woman who claimed she saw a man who had hit her with a baseball bat last Friday, Dec. 12. The apartment complex was surrounded by 9 a.m.; officers went to the suspect's apartment and demanded him to come out, but he refused.
Police said the suspect lived in the building and was wanted for assault with a deadly weapon in connection to an incident that happened last Friday.
When officers went to the suspect's apartment, they demanded he come out, but he refused, police said. Portions of the building were then evacuated. Officers believed the man may be armed, so SWAT was called to the scene.
After a seven-hour-long standoff, video shows the man being led out of the building in handcuffs.
A police K9 was injured during the incident, with the department later confirming the dog is expected to make a recovery.
SWAT officers and Central Division patrol officers are responding to a barricaded suspect in the 200 block of J Street. The suspect is wanted in connection with an assault with a deadly weapon call and may be armed. Please avoid the area as officers work to resolve the incident.… pic.twitter.com/2nDJaFBtJn
— San Diego Police Department (@SanDiegoPD) December 16, 2025
This is a developing story. ABC 10News has sent a photojournalist to the scene to gather the latest information.
