Santa Barbara police take shooting suspect into custody Saturday

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City Police Department arrested a shooting suspect after a standoff near Downtown on West Canon Perdido St. Saturday.

According to the SBPD, two men were in an altercation near 300 W Canon Perdido St. when gunshots were heard at 6:30 a.m..

A 46-year-old Santa Barbara man shot at someone who wound up uninjured as police evacuated nearby homes, according to the SBPD.

The SBPD later arrested the man from his apartment and safely took him into custody under the following charges:

• attempted murder (felony)
• assault with a deadly weapon (felony)
• criminal threats (felony)
• concealed firearms (misdemeanor)
• possession of a loaded firearm (felony)
• prohibited person with a firearm (felony)
• felon in possession of a firearm (felony)
• felon in possession of ammunition (felony)
• resisting arrest (misdemeanor)