Deputies investigate domestic incident, surround Phillipsburg home

Credit: Deandre Davis

Credit: Deandre Davis

UPDATE @ 8 p.m.

Deputies are searching for a man following a domestic violence incident reported tonight in Phillipsburg.

FIRST REPORT

Deputies investigating a domestic violence incident tonight have surrounded a home in Phillipsburg.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office responded shortly before 7 p.m. to a home in the area of North and Walnut streets to a report that a woman had been assaulted by a man, and that there was a child or children in the home.

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The woman left the home to call for help, according to the Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center.

The children were placed in the back of a cruiser, and it was not clear whether the man was still at the residence.

We have a crew on scene and will update this report as we learn details.

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