Five people dead during standoff at man’s house

A MAN barricaded himself in a house after telling police he had killed three relatives, then opened fire on a SWAT team yesterday.

Five people, including an officer and the gunman, were killed, police said.

The standoff began at about 9pm on Wednesday in a house in the San Fernando Valley. Nearly six hours later, police lobbed tear gas into the home and hit it repeatedly with a battering ram. Less than 90 minutes later, the house could be seen on fire.