A barricade situation led to a shelter-in-place in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The barricade situation ended without any reported injuries, officials said. A source told NBC10 a suspect is in custody. NBC10’s Lili Zheng has the story.
A barricade situation that led to a shelter-in-place was resolved on Sunday, officials said.
On Sunday, around 4 p.m., Doylestown officials posted on X that police responded to Broadale Road for an armed person who was barricaded inside a home. Police, a SWAT team and negotiators responded to the location, according to officials.
Residents in the immediate area were told to shelter in place.
Police Activity in the area of 5 Broadale Rd. Police are dealing with an Armed barricaded subject. If you live in the immediate area, please shelter in place. Swat Team & negotiators are en route to assist.
— DoylestownBorough (@DoylestownBoro) April 6, 2025
We will repost when the situation has been resolved.
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Images shared by Central Bucks Now's James Short showed police and a SWAT team standing near vehicles in the street.
About an hour later, around 5 p.m., Doylestown officials posted that the barricade situation was resolved with no injuries reported and the shelter-in-place was lifted. A source told NBC10 that the suspect was in custody.
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Officials did not release any further information on what led to the incident or the identity of the suspect involved.
The situation on Broadale has been resolved without injury. Thank you for your cooperation.
— DoylestownBorough (@DoylestownBoro) April 6, 2025
Doug Rosen, one of the residents who sheltered in place, still has questions about the incident.
"I have no idea what happened," he said. "The houses there were mostly elderly people that lived there."
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