Suspect in search for armed and dangerous man turns himself in to Buena Park Police

Two days after a man considered “armed and dangerous” was able to evade Buena Park police by running through a residential area carrying a rifle, the suspect surrendered to police Friday.

Christian Gonzalez, 28, of Buena Park, turned himself in at the Buena Park Police Department at 3:30 p.m. Friday and is being held on suspicion of weapons charges. The details of the charges were not immediately made available by police.

On Wednesday at about 2 p.m., officers attempted to stop a vehicle near the intersection of 7th Street and Marshall Avenue, but the car took off, according to Buena Park Police Sgt. Mike Lovchik. He said police chased the car for about one-tenth of a mile before the driver left his vehicle behind near the 6100 block of Marshall Avenue.

Once the suspect ran away, a search of the area began. Police considered the suspect armed and dangerous.

Lovchik said officers saw the man carrying a rifle as he ran into a residential area. Officers searched a nearby house, but the suspect was not inside. Lovchik described him as a man in his 20s, roughly 6 feet tall and wearing dark clothing.

Before 5 p.m., police blocked off an area bordered by Artesia Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue to the north and south; and Stanton Avenue and Beach Boulevard from east to west, according to social media updates from the department.

Police did find the rifle seen carried by the suspect, but by 9 p.m. he was still at large. Police were still calling the man armed and dangerous.

“Just because you find one gun doesn’t mean they aren’t carrying two or three more,” said Lovchik Wednesday evening.

Before Gonzalez turned himself in, investigators were able to identify their suspect, police said in a statement. The investigation is ongoing.