Updated: Police Barricade Resolved in Silver Lake

Update: Police told Echo Park Patch that the barricade ended at about 9 p.m. after a man described as emotionally distressed and believed to be armed was taken to a hospital.

Police say the man had called friends earlier in the afternoon, claiming he was trying to kill himself. The friends called police, who said the man told them he had a gun.  Police say they found no weapon after using a SWAT robot to enter the house.

Visit the accompanying photo gallery to see photos of the lockdown by Jesse Narducci.

This is the second incident in just two weeks where police, SWAT officers and LAPD battering rams have gathered at the intersection of Maltman and Marathon.

On July 25,  . The area was locked down and after several hours, he surrendered and was taken to the hospital.

Earlier: Silver Lake residents told Eastsider LA of a heavy police presence on Sunday evening on  Maltman Avenue  between Bellevue Avenue and Marathon Street.

An officer at the LAPD Rampart Division told the site that police are responding to “a possible barricade situation” but he had no further details.

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