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60 Freeway closure: Armed suspect in Hacienda Heights taken into custody

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Updated  December 6, 2024 8:41am PST
Hacienda Heights
FOX 11

Man arrested after shots fired call at Denny's

A suspect was taken into custody following a shots fired call and manhunt at a Denny's in Hacienda Heights.

The Brief

    • The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department recieved a shots fired call from a Denny's in Hacienda Heights on Friday morning.
    • When deputies arrived, the suspect took off running.
    • The search prompted the  CHP to close both sides of the 60 Freeway for about an hour.
    • An LASD SWAT team eventually took the suspect into custody.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - An armed suspect accused of firing shots at a Denny's restaurant in Hacienda Heights was taken into custody by a SWAT team with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Friday morning. 

Once authorities arrived at the scene, the suspect ran away and the restaurant was evacuated. 

A search for the suspect caused a frustrating morning commute for some drivers as it prompted the California Highway Patrol to close both sides of the 60 Freeway for about an hour. 

Both lanes of the 60 Freeway were closed as authorities searched for an armed suspect in Hacienda Heights. 

It's unclear if anyone was struck by gunfire. 

The search was narrowed down to a neighborhood off the freeway and 7th Avenue where the suspect was taken into custody by a SWAT team just before 8:15 a.m. 

Authorities have not released the name of the suspect.

No further information was released and all lanes have since reopened. 

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