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Police arrested an armed suspect who barricaded himself in a Sacramento home for several hours on Saturday, officials said.The man, identified by police Sunday as 36-year-old Amphone Sayabouapheth, surrendered after leaving the home in the 4000 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, police said.Officers responded to a report of loud explosions around 1:30 p.m. near 11th Avenue and San Carlos Way. At the scene, they spotted Sayabouapheth, who then pointed a weapon at officers, ignited it and ran away, police said.The device detonated. Police said no one was injured in the explosion."He was looking at the back of his shoulder and there was a police car on the side and I knew something was going on,” said Laurie Paradee who saw the suspect as she was walking to her mailbox.Paradee said she froze to avoid being seen. She then saw the man turn around and point something at an officer."I thought he was going to shoot him and then there was a huge explosion,” Paradee said.“It as like an earthquake hitting you and you could feel it running from your feet all the way to your spine,” said Kyle Saelee, who lives a few houses down from where the explosion happened.Sayabouapheth then barricaded himself inside the home on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. There were four people inside, who trickled out of the home one by one.Police said it was not a hostage situation.“It sounds like they were friends, and once we're able to interview those subjects, maybe we'll get a better idea of why they hung out so long inside,” Sacramento Police Department spokesperson Traci Trapani said.There were numerous road closures in the area, which included Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, 14th Avenue and San Carlos Way.SWAT units and a K9 team also arrived at the scene, officials said. The Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives also assisted police as they tried to get Sayabouapheth to surrender.Nearby homes were evacuated, including Christian Woodfin’s home.“Explosions, guns, I'm not getting shot. I'm 11 years old,” Woodfin said.Sayabouapheth surrendered peacefully around 7 p.m. and was arrested. He was later booked into Sacramento County Jail for possession and detonation of a destructive device, child endangerment and attempted murder, police said.During a search of the home, officers found a firearm. They believe it was the same weapon Sayabouapheth had when he was first confronted by police.“This is the outcome we always look for in circumstances such as this,” Trapani said.“I’m happy they found him because he looked a little dangerous,” Paradee said.The incident is still under investigation."The Sacramento Police Department will continue to work in conjunction with members of the ATF and FBI to ensure a complete and thorough investigation is conducted into the crimes that were committed," police said in a news release Sunday.