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Man Locks Himself in House with Children; Domestic Violence Call Prompts SWAT Response

A SWAT standoff ended Monday evening when the suspect came out of the house and was taken into custody. Two kids also left the house and are safe. 

At 8:02 a.m., SWAT officials responded to a home on the 2800 block of Arbodar Road in Nestor, just south of Interstate 5 in San Ysidro. 

Officers initially responded to a domestic violence call, said SDPD officer Hernandez. The husband locked the wife out of the house and had the kids with him inside the house.

SWAT was called in at 11:27 a.m. and began staging on the 1900 block of Wintersweet Street. San Diego Police responded as well.  

Officials told NBC7 they were initially unsure whether the suspect was still in the house or had escaped through back trails to Mexico. SWAT asked the suspect to call them, telling him that they want to hear his side. 

SDPD's helicopter ABLE circled the area, looking for the suspect. 

Police extended the crime scene past Wintersweet on Arbodar Rd, halfway to Valentino St., asking all residents and media to move back.

No further information was immediately available. 

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1507 - PER TRAVIS
SUSPECT CAME OUT OF THE HOUSE
TAKEN INTO CUSTODY WITHOUT INCIDENT
KIDS ALSO CAME OUT AND ARE SAFE
WILL LATAKOO A VO OF THEM COMING OUT.

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