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Armed woman taken into custody after West Seattle SWAT standoff

Police said they took an armed woman into custody Saturday who had barricaded herself inside a West Seattle apartment on California Avenue.

Investigators say officers tired to serve the woman a temporary protection order at the Springline Apartments near SW Hanford Street when she pulled a gun and refused to comply with police.

The order required the woman surrender a gun and leave the apartment immediately, according to police.

The woman was taken into custody around 4:30 p.m. and sent to the hospital after police said she apparently swallowed a “large quantity” of prescription medications in an attempt to hurt herself.

Police said she then collapsed, ending the standoff, as officers stepped in to render aid.

No officers were injured.

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