Suspect in 'heinous' incident at large after suspected barricaded Detroit home found empty

Detroit police search for suspect it thought was barricaded, wanted for 'heinous acts'

The large house on Detroit's east side ended up being empty when police made entry.

DETROIT (FOX 2) - Detroit police responded to a suspected barricaded situation Tuesday on the city's east side - but did not find the man inside. 

Police told FOX 2 that the suspect was wanted in a "heinous" incident earlier and two people were recovered and treated. The man is still at large and is not believed to be a threat to the community. 

A SWAT team had been stationed outside a home on Sirron Street near Van Dyke and Outer Drive. 

Detroit police are encouraging the man to turn himself in.

"He's wanted for allegedly committing a heinous act early this morning," said DPD Cmdr. Ian Severy. "And we're trying to ensure he is taken into custody safely."

Severy would not elaborate on what happened, but said that two people were found injured at another location. 

"Both victims have been recovered," he said. "For me to speculate on their injuries right now would be premature. They have been treated at a local hospital." 

Earlier today police previously said the situation started as a domestic violence incident and kidnapping before noon.

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When police went to the home with a search warrant to arrest the person involved in that situation, it was believed the suspect went into the house and refused to leave.

DPD came to the house with a search warrant and technology which led officers to believe he was inside. Once police breached the house, no one was inside.