Lemoore standoff ends peacefully

A six hour swat stand­off in Lemoore ended peace­fully after nego­tia­tors con­vinced a man liv­ing inside the Kings Mobile Home Estates to surrender.

Local res­i­dents came to the police depart­ment to report that a man was armed, and threat­en­ing to harm him­self and others.

Offi­cers repeat­edly tried to con­tact the man. When that didn’t work, they sent the swat team. Nego­tia­tors spent about 6 hours talk­ing to the man via loud­speaker and through a ground phone. The man sur­ren­dered to police and is still being questioned.

The sit­u­a­tion is extremely demand­ing on police and swat teams.

Dozens of res­i­dents who live near the mobile home in ques­tion– were evac­u­ated for their own safety.