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Two officers were injured during a standoff with an armed woman near Burnsville's Buck Hill, which lasted for several hours before the suspect was arrested with the help of a K-9 unit. The officers and the suspect were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. This incident comes shortly after a previous fatal standoff involving law enforcement in the area.
A woman with a rifle was taken into custody by Chicago police SWAT officers at Trump Tower on Wednesday. The incident was believed to be an isolated domestic-related incident and there was no threat to the public. The woman was taken to a hospital for evaluation and charges against her are pending. No injuries were reported.
An armed woman entered Trump Tower in Chicago and prompted an hourslong SWAT standoff before being taken into custody. The incident was believed to be domestic in nature and the woman was allegedly brandishing a rifle. She was taken to a hospital for evaluation and there were no reported injuries or immediate threat to the public.
Fairfax County police have taken an armed woman into custody after she barricaded herself in her car on Route 1 in Alexandria, Virginia for almost three days. The woman, who was armed with a handgun, was feared going to jail on charges of abducting her 25-year-old girlfriend. Crisis negotiators played recorded messages from loved ones to the woman in the SUV, saying “they loved her no matter what” and to please cooperate with officers. Fairfax County police said that its Crisis Negotiations Team and clinicians continued “to work towards a peaceful resolution.”
A SWAT standoff with an armed woman in a car has passed the 35-hour mark in Fairfax County. Negotiators have been attempting to communicate with the woman, who has not been identified, since the standoff began on Monday morning. The situation remains ongoing as authorities continue to work towards a peaceful resolution.
Police in Virginia are negotiating with an armed woman who barricaded herself inside a car along a busy highway nearly 24 hours ago. The standoff has caused the closure of Richmond Hwy between Lockheed Blvd and Boswell Ave, impacting rush hour traffic. Crisis negotiators and special operations division members are working to peacefully resolve the situation. It is not known why police were pursuing the woman.
A standoff in the Hybla Valley area of Fairfax County continues as an armed woman suffering from a mental health crisis has barricaded herself inside a car with a handgun. Crisis negotiators and other law enforcement officials are on the scene, and Richmond Highway is closed between Lockheed Boulevard and Boswell Avenue. The woman may have a connection to a recent missing persons case, but police have not confirmed this information. No injuries have been reported.