SWAT Situation in Southwest Columbus
by 614now Staff
March 28, 2017
Columbus Police say a domestic violence incident led to a barricade situation in southwest Columbus Tuesday morning.
Police received a call about the disturbance around 9:30 a.m.
An armed man has barricaded himself in a home on Columbian and Springmont Avenues in west Columbus. Police say the armed man is inside with a child, an elderly man and a dog.
SWAT officers were called to the scene.
Columbus police say the man was preventing an elderly male, a child and dogs from exiting the home.
SWAT officers, patrol officers, and hostage negotiators worked to resolve the situation for a few hours.
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