SWAT standoff ends in San Pablo after barricaded suspect taken into custody

Contra Costa County sheriff's deputies were on scene on the Tara Hills neighborhood of San Pablo. Jan. 21, 2020

The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday were able to end a SWAT standoff with a suspect who had barricaded him or herself inside a home in the Tara Hills neighborhood. 

The situation ended just before 9 a.m. and person was taken into custody. 

Earlier in the morning, tactical vehicles and patrol cars were seen on O'Toole Way. Two drones were spotted hovering over some cars in a driveway. The sheriff's office tweeted that the suspect had "reportedly brandished and fired a weapon earlier."

It's unclear what time the standoff was first reported. But video at the scene showed police activity late Tuesday night. 

Contra Costa County sheriff's tactical vehicles and patrol cars were seen in the Tara Hills neighborhood. Two drones were spotted hovering over some cars in a driveway. Jan. 21, 2020

Contra Costa County sheriff's tactical vehicles and patrol cars were seen in the Tara Hills neighborhood. Two drones were spotted hovering over some cars in a driveway. Jan. 21, 2020

Contra Costa County sheriff's tactical vehicles and patrol cars were seen in the Tara Hills neighborhood. Two drones were spotted hovering over some cars in a driveway. Jan. 21, 2020

Contra Costa County sheriff's tactical vehicles and patrol cars were seen in the Tara Hills neighborhood. Two drones were spotted hovering over some cars in a driveway. Jan. 21, 2020