Overview

• Officers responded after a 2:30 a.m. 911 hang-up and found a disturbance involving a suspect and a victim.
• The suspect retreated into an apartment in the 1100 block of 9th Street and is reported to be armed with a knife.
• SWAT and crisis negotiators are trying to secure a peaceful surrender, according to Sacramento police.
• The victim was separated from the suspect and is safe, and no injuries have been reported.
• Commuters cannot use the one-way stretch of Ninth Street toward the Capitol as police block the area and evacuate some residents.