Police apprehended a man suspected of shooting and killing a family member in the San Fernando Valley when he fled to Long Beach and refused to leave a hotel during a three-hour standoff. SWAT officers used “less-than-lethal” rounds to force the suspect into surrendering, according to the Los Angeles Times.
Antonio Meza, 58, would not leave the Luxury Inn hotel on Long Beach Boulevard for several hours. From Times reporter Tony Barboza:
The man barricaded himself inside a room at the Luxury Inn as police evacuated part of the hotel and negotiated with him to come out peacefully, said Officer Sara Faden of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Meza is suspected of killing a 20-year old relative on Sunday evening.