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An hour’s long standoff ended in Hollywood on Saturday morning when police took into custody a man who had possibly been armed with a rifle during the incident.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers were summoned to an apartment complex in the area of Vine Street and Sunset Boulevard shortly after 10:30 p.m. Friday amid reports of a man acting erratically.

LAPD Sgt. Robert Ward said, after receiving information at the scene that prompted officers to take a "tactical stance," police ordered evacuations of the area.

Vine Street was closed between Sunset Boulevard and Selma Avenue during the standoff, which continued overnight.

About 6:50 a.m., the commanding officer of the LAPD's Hollywood Division announced that the suspect had been taken into custody. No other information was immediately available.