Knife-Wielding Woman in Standoff with LAPD SWAT in Westlake

Standoff in Westlake Apartment Complex

• 🚨 LAPD SWAT responded to an apartment complex in the Westlake District due to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon.
• 🏠 The incident began as a family dispute where a woman, reportedly armed with a knife, refused to leave her apartment.
• 🚓 Uniformed officers from Rampart Division initially responded to the scene.

SWAT Response and Negotiation

• 📍 Lafayette Park Place was blocked off between 3rd and 6th Streets as SWAT officers secured a tactical advantage around the apartment building.
• 🗣️ Officers were observed attempting to make entry and were heard calling out to the person with the knife, attempting to negotiate her surrender.
• ⚠️ The situation required SWAT intervention due to the belief that a crime had occurred and the suspect was barricaded with a weapon.
• 🏁 The hope was for the situation to come to a peaceful conclusion.