{"id":12013,"date":"2026-07-20T23:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12013"},"modified":"2026-07-20T23:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:42:20","slug":"suspect-dies-townhome-burns-down-in-woodland-hills-standoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12013","title":{"rendered":"Suspect dies, townhome burns down in Woodland Hills standoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-element=\"story-body\" data-subscriber-content=\"\">\n<p>A man is dead after barricading himself in a home that caught fire in Woodland Hills  overnight Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call on the 5700 block of Owensmouth Avenue near Burbank Boulevard for domestic violence, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>SWAT officers were called to the home at around 6 p.m., after the suspect refused to exit. Tear gas was also used in an attempt to get the suspect out of the house, according to ABC7.<\/p>\n<p>The home, part of a three-unit complex, caught fire, which investigators believe was started by the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>The Los Angeles Fire Department announced a structure fire at about 6:41 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShots are being fired and heavy smoke from the two-story townhome with three units. The middle unit is involved with fire,\u201d the <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/lafd.org\/alert\/structure-fire-07192026-inc1385\" target=\"_blank\">agency said in an online alert.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Nearby residents were evacuated, and when officials were finally able to enter the home, they found the suspect dead inside.<\/p>\n<p>A woman, whom officials believe is the suspect\u2019s wife, sustained injuries, <a class=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/post\/hourslong-barricaded-suspect-scene-escalates-house-fire-shots-fired-woodland-hills-officials-say\/19542043\/\" target=\"_blank\"><u>according to ABC7<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It took more 60 firefighters to extinguish the blaze Monday morning, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>No other details have been released.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man is dead after barricading himself in a home that caught fire in Woodland Hills overnight Sunday. Around 3:15 p.m. Sunday, the Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call on the 5700 block of Owensmouth Avenue near Burbank Boulevard for domestic violence, officials said. 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