Crime & Safety
Man Barricades Himself in Haddon Township Home
Police were able to get the man out of the home peacefully.
An incident in which a man barricaded himself in a Haddon Township home was resolved peacefully on Wednesday, Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Haddon Township Police Chief Mark Cavallo announced.
Haddon Township Police responded shortly before noon to a report of an adult male inside a residence on the 400 block of Addison Avenue.
A relative described him as being intoxicated suicidal and having access to firearms.
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Police determined the man was barricaded alone inside the residence.
The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office, Camden County Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement partners responded to aid Haddon Township Police.
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During the incident, the man fired several shots inside the residence.
He also shot at a tactical robot that police had sent inside.
Police were eventually able to get the man to leave the residence around 3:20 p.m.
He was uninjured, and was taken for medical evaluation.
The man was not identified by police.
Charges are pending the outcome of an investigation.
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