Long Beach police on Saturday arrested a man who barricaded himself inside a Long Beach motel, where he allegedly stabbed a woman.
Long Beach Police Department officers responded at 6:45 p.m Saturday to the motel on the 1700 block of Pine Avenue, between Pacific Coast Highway and Sixteenth Street, regarding a mental health and stabbing call, police said.
When they arrived at the scene, officers found a woman with non-life-threatening injuries, who declined their offer to go to a hospital.
The officers then unsuccessfully tried to reach the barricaded suspect. SWAT and mental health teams were called to the scene in an effort to de-escalate the situation, but the suspect remained uncooperative, according to police.
After approximately two hours, police moved in to arrest the suspect after using a Taser, tear gas, a less-lethal launcher and a K9 officer, the department said. The suspect was arrested and taken to a hospital by Long Beach Fire Department personnel for treatment after sustaining non-life-threateninginjuries.
Police said the victim and suspect know each other. The investigation remains ongoing, police said.