Crime & Safety
North Austin SWAT Standoff Ends Peacefully
A barricaded person at Metric Boulevard triggered the police activity early Tuesday along Metric Boulevard before being taken into custody.
AUSTIN, TX — A police SWAT team was dispatched to a business in North Austin on Tuesday, prompting closures of area streets.
The police activity at 12435 Metric Boulevard was sparked by a barricaded person just before 5 a.m. that stretched into the morning at a car wash. A perimeter was set up by police, and the artery was closed to traffic from Parmer Lane to Lamplight Village.
By around 10:20 a.m., police said in an emailed message they had taken a person into custody some five hours after the standoff first began.
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No further details were disclosed, but police indicated they would provide more information during a press conference later in the day. As police seek to coax out the individual, officials urge residents to avoid the area until the situation is resolved.
#APD SWAT is responding to the 12400 Blk. of Metric Blvd. for a barricaded subject. Officers are on scene and a perimeter is being secured. Metric is closed from Parmer to Lamplight Village. Please avoid the area. Media staging area will be @ McDonald's Metric/Parmer. -WC6
— Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) December 17, 2019
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