Burglar arrested after barricading himself in First Hill apartment for hours

SEATTLE — A person was arrested on Saturday night time after reportedly kicking a person out of his condo, then barricading himself contained in the unit for a number of hours, in accordance with the Seattle Police Division.

Officers responded to the condo within the 800 block of Spring Avenue, in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood, at about 7:30 p.m.

Once they arrived, the sufferer advised police the suspect had entered his condo when he had stepped exterior to retrieve a supply.

The suspect reportedly shouted on the sufferer, threatening to shoot him if he entered the unit.

Whereas the sufferer mentioned he didn’t see the person holding a weapon, he says the suspect implied that he had one.

After talking with the sufferer, officers secured the condo constructing and commenced making an attempt to speak with the suspect, who had since barricaded himself contained in the condo unit.

SPD hostage negotiators additionally responded to the scene to help with communication efforts.

After a number of hours of unsuccessful makes an attempt to contact the suspect, police obtained a search warrant to enter the condo.

Police had been ready for SWAT officers to answer the scene when the suspect got here out of the condo. He was then taken into custody with out additional incident.

When SWAT officers arrived on the scene, they assisted in finishing the search warrant to make sure that the condo was secure to enter earlier than the sufferer returned to his residence.

The suspect was later booked into the King County Jail for housebreaking.

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