SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - State Road 874 has reopened at Southwest 88th Street after a man barricaded himself in a truck, Tuesday afternoon.
Police, fire rescue and SWAT units responded to a nearby field, around 3:30 p.m., where a man had barricaded himself in the vehicle. The man had been threatening suicide and was presumed to be armed.
Police eventually got the him to come out, and the car was checked to make sure there weren’t any explosives.
The man was taken into custody.
SR-874/Don Shula Expressway, both north at Kendall Drive (Southwest 88th Street) and south at Bird Road (Southwest 40th Street) were closed while officials worked the scene. The roads were later reopened just after 5 p.m.
Cleared: Emergency vehicles in Miami-Dade on SR-874 south at SR 826, all lanes blocked. Last updated at 04:41:02PM.
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