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![Police respond to an incident in Garden Grove in which a man fired a shot at police officers from inside a police car Tuesday, Feb. 13. (Photo by Southern Counties News Service)]()
Police respond to an incident in Garden Grove in which a man fired a shot at police officers from inside a police car Tuesday, Feb. 13. (Photo by Southern Counties News Service)
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![An officer secures the area in Garden Grove in which a man barricaded inside a police car fired a shot. No injuries were reported as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13. (Photo by Southern Counties News Service)]()
An officer secures the area in Garden Grove in which a man barricaded inside a police car fired a shot. No injuries were reported as of 11 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13. (Photo by Southern Counties News Service)
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![An officer helps secure the area around 13th and Brookhurst in Garden Grove during an incident in which a man barricaded inside a police vehicle fired a shot. Tuesday, Feb. 13. (Photo by Southern Counties News Service)]()
An officer helps secure the area around 13th and Brookhurst in Garden Grove during an incident in which a man barricaded inside a police vehicle fired a shot. Tuesday, Feb. 13. (Photo by Southern Counties News Service)
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GARDEN GROVE A man who had barricaded himself in a police vehicle and fired a shot surrendered to police early Wednesday, authorities said.
At around 9:15 p.m., officers were called by mental health officials to an addiction-recovery home to assist with a case of a man who was showing signs of psychosis, according to Lt. Carl Whitney, spokesman for the Garden Grove Police Department.
While officials waited for an ambulance to transport the man, he was put inside a patrol vehicle.
“He was able to get access from the rear passenger side to the front side …and a high-powered (AR-15) rifle,” Whitney said.
The suspect fired one round inside the vehicle but did not hit anyone, Whitney said, adding that it was unclear whether he fired toward an officer.
Officers evacuated surrounding buildings, including apartment complexes, Whitney said. “ At the moment he is armed inside (the vehicle) … We don’t want him to be mobile.”
Shortly before 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, the suspect surrendered to officers without incident.
“We surrounded the car with (armored vehicles) … to prevent it from leaving,” Whitney said. “They negotiated with the suspect and opened the back door. More negotiations took place and they were able to take the suspect into custody.”
During the standoff the suspect had the rifle in his hands but did not fire other shots after the first lone shot. No injuries were reported during the incident. The suspect’s name has not been released, but Whitney said the man is in his early 30s.