Standoff Forces Granada Hills School To Shelter In Place

LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – Students and staff at a Granada Hills school were forced to shelter in place for several hours Tuesday morning due to a police standoff with a suspect who barricaded himself in a nearby residence.

Sometime before 6:30 a.m., Los Angeles police responded to a domestic violence call and began a search for a suspect, which then turned into a standoff.

Patrick Henry Middle School, located at 17340 San Jose St., was put under a shelter in place order beginning at around 7 a.m., the L.A. School Police Department reported on Twitter. Students and staff arriving at the school were told to come in through the front entrance on St. Jose Avenue.

The school was operating normally with "limited outdoor activity," LASPD reported. A little before noon, the suspect safely surrendered. Police said he may be suffering from mental issues. It's unclear what charges he might face.

During the incident, several streets bordering the school were shut down, but have since reopened.