SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have taken a man into custody in a Southwest Miami-Dade neighborhood after, they said, je barricaded himself in a townhouse for 12 hours.
Miami-Dade Police’s Special Response Team responded to the scene in the area of Southwest 154th Avenue near 72nd Street, early Thursday morning.
Investigators said officers initially responded at around 12:40 a.m. to a domestic-related incident.
Police said someone called 911 when they noticed a man held his girlfriend inside the home at gunpoint for three days. She was able to escape sometime overnight.
According to officials, the man barricaded himself inside the home after officers arrived and made threats to the police. That was when the SRT was called in.
Twelve hours later, the man exited the property with his hands in the air and was taken into custody.
Local residents posted their own perspectives of the situation on social media.
One person posted a video that showed the SRT throwing a stun grenade that released eight loud bangs that were used to disorient the man inside.
A man who lives in the area said he was shocked that the situation unfolded the way it did, as the neighborhood is normally calm and quiet.
No injuries have been reported.
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