A knife-wielding suspect was arrested in Hyannis, Cape Cod, after an 8-hour standoff with police on Wednesday morning. The incident, which began when the individual allegedly held a person at knife point in a St. Francis Circle home, prompted a shelter-in-place order for five Barnstable schools and the evacuation of nearby homes. Despite the occupants managing to escape, the suspect remained barricaded inside. Negotiations were ongoing with heavily armed units and SWAT teams on the scene. Eventually, the suspect was taken into custody, ending the standoff.
A suspect who allegedly held a person at knifepoint and was barricaded inside a home for hours, prompting lockdowns at local schools and evacuations of nearby homes, was taken into custody in Barnstable Wednesday afternoon, officials said. https://t.co/Z6DfLSqriy
Knife-wielding suspect in custody after hourslong standoff in Hyannis, police say https://t.co/WjXhNAkwho
#BREAKING: Police on scene tell me a suspect has been taken into custody after an 8-hour standoff in Hyannis. Heavily armed units are packing up and heading out. For roughly two hours at a distance, crews used a speaker system to negotiate with the subject inside. @boston25 https://t.co/UuHvB7tOv9
BREAKING UPDATE: Knife-wielding suspect arrested after hourslong standoff in Hyannis, police say https://t.co/Fm2C9L64up
An standoff with an armed suspect triggered lockdowns for several schools in the Cape Cod area. https://t.co/0L1kTaWo1q
An active standoff involving a barricaded suspect has prompted a shelter-in-place order at multiple schools and the evacuation of homes in Cape Cod neighborhood on Wednesday, officials said. https://t.co/7xVeHeaI8X
Barnstable police in standoff with barricaded suspect https://t.co/z8GO3QsS4G
#NEW: Barnstable Police say an individual was holding a person at knife point this morning in a St. Francis Circle home. Occupants were able to make it out but the suspect remains inside. Negotiations with the suspect are ongoing with heavily armed units on scene. @boston25 https://t.co/QiC1FdqRtb
Five Barnstable schools on lockdown as SWAT teams surround Cape Cod house https://t.co/H0zPMdBvxq https://t.co/koibRPICQO
#BREAKING: Heavily armed units responding to a barricaded suspect in Hyannis, according to police. A shelter in place has been issued for residents, schools within a mile radius. This is an active an ongoing situation. We’re live on scene and will have more. @boston25 https://t.co/YhcsLqNnJc
#BREAKING: Heavily armed units responding to a barricaded suspect in Barnstable, according to police. A shelter in place has been issued for residents, schools within a mile radius. This is an active an ongoing situation. We’re live on scene and will have more. @boston25 https://t.co/h5cYapt1Ml
Large police response in Hyannis as officials investigate active, ongoing situation https://t.co/m1MU0BBl4l
BREAKING: Standoff with barricaded suspect prompts shelter-in-place order at schools on Cape Cod, police say https://t.co/DOIRnzPIfo