By Chelsea Phua
cphua@sacbee.com
A standoff at a South Natomas apartment complex ended Thursday night when a SWAT team entered the apartment of a resident and detained him, Sacramento police report. No one was hurt in the incident.
The man, described as in his late 50s, indicated Thursday afternoon that he would shoot anyone who came to his door, said Sgt. Norm Leong, police spokesman. The SWAT team entered the apartment about 8:30 p.m., distracted the man, then detained him, Leong said. The man was placed in a mental hold based on the things he said, threats he made and because he was a danger to others, Leong said.
The incident began at 3:55 p.m., when the man called the manager at the Riverview Ranch Apartments, 2763 River Plaza Drive, and began saying odd things, Leong said. He made a threat that if someone came to his door, he would shoot them, Leong said. Police had responded to his apartment in the past, including Thursday morning, and they had information that he had owned a gun, Leong said.
Greg Quinn, who has lived in the complex for four years, said the man was passing out a letter Thursday saying he had complained to the complex manager before, and that the manager had called police officer, who handcuffed him and dislocated his shoulder.
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Sacramento police Sgt. Norm Leong talks about the standoff Thursday evening in South Natomas where a man in his 50s barricaded himself for hours inside an apartment. At about 8:30 p.m. SWAT officers enter the Riverview Ranch apartment on River Plaza Drive and detained the man, placing him on a mental hold. Video by Chelsea Phua.
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