SUNRISE, FLA. (WSVN) - Police have arrested a woman who barricaded herself with a shotgun inside her Sunrise home following a dispute.
Sunrise Police responded to the scene in the New Providence section, along the 14000 block of Southwest Ninth Street, just after 6:30 p.m., Friday.
SWAT team members worked to end the situation peacefully and safely, while the woman remained barricaded inside the house, Friday night.
Police eventually left the area at some point on Friday and returned to the scene early Saturday morning.
A neighbor in the area told 7News it appeared Sunrise Police were staking out the woman’s home, Saturday.
Police eventually arrested the woman just before 7 a.m., Saturday.
According to police, neighbors were outside their homes, and at some point, there was a dispute with an elderly woman.
Police said the woman had a shotgun, which sent everyone running to their homes. Meanwhile, the elderly woman barricaded herself inside her home.
John Petlicka, a resident in the area, said the Friday night situation is unique to the neighborhood.
“We’ve been here about 20 years,” Petlicka said. “It’s a great, quiet neighborhood. Great for kids. This cul-de-sac, our kids played with every neighbor’s kids. Never had anything like this before. This is unique. It’s not a typical Friday — or any other day that ends with a ‘Y’ — in this neighborhood. It’s unusual to say the least.”
A 7News viewer captured video on her cellphone where officers could be seen in the street along with several police cruisers and SUVs with lights on.
A member of the SWAT team could be heard on a loud speaker near the home calling the woman, “Ms. Jackson.”
It remains unclear what charges the woman will face.
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