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Man barricades himself inside Virginia Beach home, situation resolved

Posted at 10:46 PM, Jul 08, 2019
and last updated 2019-07-09 10:28:06-04

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Virginia Beach Police Department was working a barricade situation in the 400 block of Becton Place Monday night.

Dispatchers received a call for a domestic case around 8:37 p.m.

Officers arrived on scene and met with the residents. During the investigation, authorities say a man with access to weapons in the house refused to come out of the home or to further communicate with police.

Police said the man was the only person inside the home.

Officers were on scene trying to communicate with him along with help from members of the VBPD SWAT team.

Police said the situation was resolved around 12:30 a.m., after the person exited the house without incident. He was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Police are still investigating.

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