California man fires gun near school zone, barricades in home before surrendering to SWAT pantless

Footage captured a bizarre incidental that unfolded successful California Wednesday greeting erstwhile an equipped fishy surrendered to SWAT teams portion wearing everything but pants. 

The incidental occurred successful a Santa Clarita vicinity aft Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) received reports of a antheral firing a weapon successful a schoolhouse portion earlier barricading himself wrong a home. The fishy was experiencing a intelligence wellness crisis, Fox 11 Los Angeles reported.

During the response, respective adjacent schools were temporarily placed connected a brushed lockdown, the Saugus Union School District told Fox News Digital connected Thursday. No injuries were reported, and students remained harmless passim the incident. 

"Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) unit are responding to assistance Santa Clarita Station with a barricaded equipped suspect," the LASD said successful a assemblage alert, referring to their specialized tactical units.

A half-naked antheral surrendered to the authorities connected Wednesday aft opening occurrence successful a schoolhouse portion successful Santa Clarita.  (SkyFox/Fox 11 Los Angeles)

"The fishy was arrested for illegally discharging a firearm wrong a schoolhouse zone," LASD added successful a connection to Fox News Digital connected Thursday.

Upon arrival, the authorities — which included deputies, SWAT unit and a situation dialog squad — acceptable up a perimeter and attempted to "make interaction with the fishy to bring this to a peaceful conclusion," they said. 

Video captured by SkyFOX showed SWAT teams evacuating residents from the location arsenic firefighters were placed connected standby.

Images besides showed a firearm near successful the beforehand yard, suggesting it whitethorn person been acceptable speech aft the fishy initially opened fire.

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SWAT unit continued searching a location aft arresting a suspect. (SkyFox/Fox 11 Los Angeles)

Authorities said the fishy barricaded himself wrong a location for astir 2 hours earlier emerging. 

"After astir 2 hours, the fishy exited the residence and surrendered to the apprehension squad without further incident," they said. 

Footage showed the fishy walking retired of the spot wearing a hat, shirt, and socks — but nary pants. As the half-naked antheral approached authorities, a brace of reddish bottoms appeared to way from 1 ankle.

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SWAT unit escort a fishy to a tactical conveyance successful Santa Clarita connected March 4, 2026. (SkyFox/Fox 11 Los Angeles)

After helium was arrested, the SWAT squad continued searching the home, and the lockdown was lifted.  

The schoolhouse territory confirmed that the sheriff requested Foster Elementary, located respective blocks away, beryllium placed connected a brushed lockdown. Several different schools successful the assemblage besides voluntarily went into lockdown retired of an abundance of caution, citing "an incidental connected a adjacent thoroughfare involving weapon fire."  

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