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Long Beach Standoff Ends

Police use gas and dog to take down gunman.

A violent standoff involving a Long Beach police SWAT team has ended with a suspect in custody and only minor injuries. The man, who neighbors identified as Tony, was accused of shooting a code enforcement officer who had been sent to his house by the city of Long Beach. After the shooting, the man fled into his house. The standoff lasted several hours, but police eventually drew him out using gas and finally used a police dog to capture him. The suspect and the code enforcement officer were wounded during the incident. One of the neighbor’s described Tony as a “hoarder,” adding that “The city’s come out several times and cleaned his house.”