CLEARLAKE, Calif. — Following a standoff, police have arrested a man who they said is a suspect in a murder discovered on Wednesday morning.

The Clearlake Police Department said Martin Jimenez, 55, was taken into custody on Wednesday afternoon.

The agency reported that at around 10:30 a.m. Wednesday its officers were dispatched to a residence in the 5900 block of James Street for a report of a deceased person.

The department’s report said the officers arrived on the scene within minutes and contacted the reporting party, who directed officers to a deceased 47-year-old male.

Based on the evidence at the scene it was apparent the deceased male was a homicide victim, police said.

At that point, a male suspect later identified as Jimenez was still inside the residence and refused to come out, according to the report.

Clearlake Police officers and detectives secured the property and attempted to talk the male subject into coming out of the residence.

A Lakeport Police Detective who frequently assists with Clearlake Police investigations obtained a search warrant for the residence, the report said.

The Lake and Mendocino County Regionalized SWAT team was requested and responded to the scene. Police also put out a Nixle alert asking the community to avoid the area.

Over the next few hours, Jimenez refused to come out but eventually did after chemical agents were deployed inside the residence, police said.

After he emerged from the residence, police arrested Jimenez for murder. Police said he will be booked into the Lake County Jail on the charge.

Police Chief Tim Hobbs told Lake County News that they are not yet sure of when the victim was killed.

As of late Wednesday afternoon, the case remained under investigation and police said no further details would be released.

“Thank you to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, Lakeport Police Department, Mendocino County Sheriff's Office, and the Ukiah Police Department for their assistance in bringing this incident to a safe conclusion,” the Clearlake Police Department said in its statement.

Editor’s note: A previous version of this article said the murder occurred on Wednesday. The article has been updated to show that police are not sure when it took place.