Cops Surround Downtown Cottage Where Man Was Killed New Year’s Day
UPDATE: Stand-Off Ends With Cottage Found Empty
[Update, 3:50 p.m.]: After six tense hours of watching and waiting outside the Victora Street cottage complex, Santa Barbara SWAT officers entered the No. 2 unit just after 3 p.m. and discovered no suspects inside. According to department spokesperson Anthony Wagner, police received a call at 9:20 a.m. that a someone may have entered the residence, a crime scene still under active investigation after the murder there on New Year’s Day.
“Due to the nature of the homicide which involved the discharge of a firearm, the Santa Barbara Police Department elected to utilize the Special Weapons and Tactics team to make entry to check for potential subjects,” Wagner said. “Announcements were made in both Spanish and English before officers attempted to enter the residence.”
No further details would be released, Wagner said.
