Crime & Safety

Armed Standoff In Shoreline Ends With Woman's Arrest

The woman was barricaded in a home armed with a gun, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.

SHORELINE, WA — A Shoreline woman was arrested late Saturday night after an armed standoff along 15th Avenue Northeast, according to the King County Sheriff's Office.

The incident unfolded at a residence near the intersection of 15th Avenue Northeast and Northeast 158th Street. Deputies responded to reports of a domestic violence situation, and arrived at the scene to find a woman barricaded inside a home armed with a gun. She was alone inside the home, police said.

The county SWAT team, TAC30, responded. After more than 3 hours, the woman surrendered and was taken to the King County Jail, according to the sheriff's office.

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