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.<\/p>\n
What we know:<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
Officials say the suspect had a felony warrant for his arrest and was locked in a house alone.<\/p>\n
The gunman was arrested just before 10:15 p.m. and police say no one was hurt during the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Source: FOX 2 used information from Oakland County Sheriff Mike Bouchard in this report.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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