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UPDATE: Standoff ends with sword-wielding suspect in custody

Man armed with samurai sword in standoff
Man armed with samurai sword in standoff
Man armed with samurai sword in standoff
Man armed with samurai sword in standoff
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A man armed with a samurai sword barricaded himself inside a home near Serene Avenue and Las Vegas Boulevard.

The incident began just after midnight Monday when a man called police saying his adult son was wielding a sword and acting erratically.

The man's father, mother and daughter were able to escape the home, but a 98-year-old woman is still trapped inside.

Police say they used caution because the man came toward officers with the sword.

The standoff ended around 8:30 a.m. The suspect was taken into custody and the 98-year-old woman was unharmed.