WEST LOS ANGELES (CBS) —  A SWAT team was called to a house in West L.A. where a man was threatening suicide, authorities reported.

The man barricaded himself inside the home and was believed to be armed, according to Officer Wendy Reyes.

Officers reportedly set up a perimeter around the residence.

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