WFTV Now Police respond to reports of armed person barricaded in Melbourne home (WFTV) MELBOURNE, FLa. , An armed man whom police said barricaded himself inside a Melbourne home for three hours was taken into custody Thursday afternoon.
Sgt.
Ben Slover said police responded to the home on Poinciana Drive near Babcock Street just before 10 a.m.
He said someone reported that they’d gone to the home to retrieve property when a man came out of the home with a gun.
Photos: Large police presence in Melbourne Slover said the person who was threatened left and called the police.
When police arrived, they said the armed man refused to come out of the home.
Slover said the SWAT team and crisis negotiation unit responded and negotiated with the man.
Read: Palm Bay police officer accused of meeting girl, 13, for sex while on duty Slover said a woman exited the home shortly before the armed man surrendered without incident.
The Melbourne Police Department is working an incident in the 400 block of Poinciana.
Please avoid the area.
Updates will follow.
Melbourne police investigation Melbourne police are responding to an incident near the intersection of Poinciana Drive and Babcock Street.
The public is asked to avoid the area. (WFTV.com News Staff) Channel 9 has a crew working to gather more details and will provide updates on Eyewitness News.
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