Machete-carrying man, LASD get in hours-long SWAT standoff near elementary school

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A man accused of carrying a machete and deputies in Los Angeles County were involved in an hours-long standoff near an elementary school just outside the Santa Clarita area.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department responded to a call regarding a man possibly carrying a machete in the 27400 block of Plumwood Street in Canyon Country around 3:15 p.m.

The standoff happened just a short distance from Canyon Springs Community Elementary School and Canyon Springs State Preschool. At the time of the standoff, students in the nearby schools and the residents in the area were ordered to evacuate.

The alleged machete-carrying man was eventually placed in custody Thursday night.

Officials did not say if innocent people were hurt by the alleged machete-wielding man.