Police engaged in a long standoff with a domestic violence suspect overnight Thursday in a 12th Ave apartment building just blocks from the East Precinct.

SPD was called to the building just after 1 AM where the victim fled and reported the suspect was likely still inside an upper floor apartment.

Police attempted to contact the suspect and convince him to surrender in a standoff that stretched out for more than three hours. “The suspect fled into the apartment and did not respond to attempts to hail him,” SPD reported in the East Precinct brief on the incident.

A negotiator responded to the scene and police reported one in custody without incident as they cleared the area around 4 AM.

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