Armed suspected arrested at Allen Park gas station after standoff

Knife-wielding man arrested after gas station standoff

A large police presence is in the area with traffic routes being diverted, as a SWAT team is gathered with guns drawn and a negotiator outside the store.

ALLEN PARK. Mich. (FOX 2) - A police standoff was underway with a barricaded man inside an Allen Park gas station Friday night. 

A large police presence in the area led to traffic routes being diverted, as a SWAT team gathered with guns drawn and a negotiator outside the store.

The situation started at around 5:30 p.m. 

Around 10 p.m., police pulled the door open and went inside to take the suspect into custody.

Photo by Dave Kinchen, FOX 2

The operation was underway on Southfield and Allen roads with police working to secure the surrounding area and block off traffic to keep bystanders at a distance.

Police said the suspect taken into custody was having a "obvious mental health crisis" and began at a neighboring McDonald's before he ran to the gas station.