Police: Armed man barricaded inside Melbourne home taken into custody

MELBOURNE, FLa. — An armed man whom police said barricaded himself inside a Melbourne home for three hours was taken into custody Thursday afternoon.

Sgt. Ben Slover said police responded to the home on Poinciana Drive near Babcock Street just before 10 a.m. He said someone reported that they’d gone to the home to retrieve property when a man came out of the home with a gun.

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Slover said the person who was threatened left and called the police.

When police arrived, they said the armed man refused to come out of the home. Slover said the SWAT team and crisis negotiation unit responded and negotiated with the man.

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Slover said a woman exited the home shortly before the armed man surrendered without incident.

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Melbourne police investigation Melbourne police are responding to an incident near the intersection of Poinciana Drive and Babcock Street. The public is asked to avoid the area. (WFTV.com News Staff)

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