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Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station were able to bring a four-hour standoff with a possibly armed and suicidal veteran to a peaceful end in Castaic Wednesday afternoon.
A 4-hour standoff with a possibly armed suicidal adult male in Castaic ended safely on Wed. afternoon. Deputies were assisted by @LasdMET and the Crisis Negotiations Team. The patient was transported to an area hospital for evaluation. pic.twitter.com/wtWoYCccy2
— SCV Sheriff (@SCVSHERIFF) May 27, 2020
At around 9 a.m. Wednesday, deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station received reports of an individual who was possibly armed and wished to harm themself at an apartment complex near the 31900 block of Castaic Road.
“It was brought to our attention that this male adult in his 60’s (…) he’d been making suicidal statements,” said Shirley Miller, spokesperson for the station. “It was thought he was possibly armed and that he was possibly threatening others.”
With assistance from officials with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Departments Mental Evaluation Team (MET) and the Crisis Negotiations Team, deputies managed to convince the man to safely come out of his apartment at around 1 p.m..
He was then taken to a local hospital for evaluation, according to officials.
No one was reportedly injured over the course of the incident.
Anyone seeking information about mental health resources available in the Santa Clarita Valley can click here for a list of resources. There are 24-hour phone numbers available. In the event of an emergency, 911 should always be the first call. Those looking to speak with someone can call:
- 1-800-273-8255 for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
- 1-800-854-7771 for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
- 1-800-784-2433 for the Treatment Advocacy Center
- 661-259-9439 for the SCV Child & Family Center
- 661-296-4444 for the Way Out Recovery SCV
- 661 212-0720 for Sharon Brubaker – Grief Recovery Specialist
- 661-288-4800 for the Santa Clarita Valley Mental Health Center
- 661-257-9688 for the Santa Clarita Valley Youth Project
- 661-803-1641 for Straightening Reins, equine therapy
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Thank you for including local mental health resources with articles like this one!! Luckily, this one ended with no loss of life!
The veteran suicide rate is more than double the suicide rate of the civilian population. The law enforcement rate of suicide is very high as well. Combat veterans And law enforcement often deal with a lot of experiences that don’t manifest as a problem until many years later.
This current lockdown isn’t making it any easier for any of us!
I hope this veteran gets the help he needs and overcomes his issues. ??
It’s good it happened during daytime hours not at night or weekend. No mental health team available then. Not really responsive whenever needed.