Miami Beach Police End Standoff Peacefully

MIAMI BEACH — Police took an unidentified man into custody on Wednesday afternoon without incident following a two-hour standoff in the 1600 block of Meridian Avenue.

"He will be taken to a medical facility for evaluation," Miami Beach police Spokesman Ernesto Rodriguez said. "Traffic reopening soon."

Rodriguez said earlier that a building was evacuated as police attempted to communicate with a man inside an apartment. The man had made online threats.

"Our goal is to encourage the individual to come out and to then hospitalize him," Rodriguez said before the man was taken into custody.

He did not say if the man had been armed.

Police cautioned residents to avoid the area during the standoff, which lasted about two hours.

News reports said that SWAT and hostage negotiators were also on the scene.

Photo courtesy of Miami Beach Police Department.