Armed suspect barricades inside Weeki Wachee home, prompts large law enforcement presence: Deputies
WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. - For more than eight hours, Hernando County deputies tried to take an attempted murder suspect into custody after they barricaded inside a Weeki Wachee home. Now, authorities say the situation is resolved on Maripoe Road.
The Hernando County Sheriff's Office said the barricaded suspect was armed with a gun inside the home on Papercraft Avenue and Pacific Nighthawk Avenue.
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Residents in the immediate area were being urged to remain indoors by law enforcement on scene. They were also telling drivers to avoid the area when they began closing down the streets.
Deputies, SWAT, and the crisis response team were all on scene trying to peacefully resolve the situation during the 8-hour-long standoff, authorities said.
No other information was immediately available.
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