One in custody after six-hour standoff in Harrison Twp

Police siren

Police siren

One person is in custody after a six-hour-long standoff in Harrison Township on Friday afternoon.

According to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center, emergency crews were called to the first block of Walbrook Avenue at around 2:49 p.m. after 911 callers said that a man was outside with a woman, fired a gun in the air, and then went back inside.

The situation turned into a standoff, and a SWAT crew responded to the scene.

Dispatch records said that a suspect was in custody as of 8:54 p.m., and there were no reported injuries.

We are working to learn more and will update this story with any new information.

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