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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.