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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The SWAT team arrested a man wanted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after a standoff in a Northwest neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, according to a spokesman for the Albuquerque Police Department.

Officer Fred Duran said around 1:30 p.m. detectives were trying to arrest 20-year-old Luis Lara-Valdez at his girlfriend’s parents’ home. Luis-Valdez was wanted for allegedly pointing a gun at his girlfriend’s father and threatening to kill him.

“Detectives gave him verbal orders to which he responded ‘No’ and went back into the home,” Duran said.

He said they set up a perimeter and made announcements trying to get him to exit the house. Then the SWAT team was called.

“The Crisis Negotiation Team responded and was successful in speaking with Lara-Valdez on the phone,” Duran said. “Eventually Lara-Valdez agreed to exit the residence and was taken into custody.”

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