The Suspect Worked at Santa Monica – Malibu Unified School District Until 2022
By Zach Armstrong
A former custodian at Santa Monica – Malibu Unified School District shot himself during a standoff with Santa Monica police officers.
On June 9 at around 5 a.m., detectives with the Santa Monica Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division served an arrest warrant in the 800 block of E. 65th Street in the City of Inglewood for Arthur Isaac. The suspect was wanted for two violent felonies, one committed in Inglewood and the other in Santa Monica.
Officers negotiated with Isaac for over two hours, according to a City report, trying to get him to peacefully exit his location. Once SWAT officers entered, they found Isaac deceased from what appeared to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Isaac worked as a custodian for SMMUSD, having last worked for the district in August 2022, a spokesperson confirmed to Santa Monica Mirror. No other information on Isaac was disclosed.
The death investigation will be done by the Los Angeles County Coroner.
