BLOOMFIELD TWP, Mich. (FOX 2) – A SWAT team was on the scene near a school in Bloomfield Township for a barricaded gunman who has since been arrested, the Oakland County Sheriff said on Thursday.
What we know:
On March 19, just before 8:30 p.m., Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard posted on social media for people to avoid the area of Quarton between Telegraph and Middlebelt in Bloomfield Township.
Bouchard said in that area there is a large police and SWAT presence at South Hills Middle School for a nearby barricaded gunman. Bloomfield Township officials stated there is no threat to the school and that it is being used as a staging area for police and SWAT.
Officials say the suspect had a felony warrant for his arrest and was locked in a house alone.
The gunman was arrested just before 10:15 p.m. and police say no one was hurt during the incident.Â
The Source: FOX 2 used information from Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard in this report.Â