Barricaded Oak Park robbery suspect holds off Sacramento officers for hours before surrender
An armed robbery suspect who barricaded himself Monday night in Oak Park is now in custody after surrendering to Sacramento police early Tuesday.
What began about 8:30 p.m. Monday as a robbery investigation in the 3200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard turned into a standoff with officers and a Sacramento police tactical team that stretched into the early hours of Tuesday.
By 11:30 p.m., crisis negotiators and an armored vehicle were at the scene to try to coax the suspect out, as officers closed down a long stretch of Martin Luther King, said police spokesman Officer Anthony Gamble.
But the standoff extended for several more hours before the suspect, identified as a 59-year-old man, finally surrendered to Sacramento police SWAT officers just after 3 a.m., Gamble said.
No one was hurt.
The suspect was taken into custody and faces “numerous felony charges including robbery, assault with deadly weapons and firearm charges,” Gamble said.
This story was originally published January 7, 2025 at 7:56 AM.
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