Members of the FBI, SWAT Team and Cherry Hill Police Department responded to a barricade situation at a home in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, just down the street from an elementary school Monday morning.

There was a heavy police presence surrounding the home on Walt Whitman Boulevard in Cherry Hill as law enforcement continued to urge someone inside the Camden County residence to come outside.

After several hours of trying to draw the resident out, an armored vehicle drove onto the front lawn just before 1 p.m., using a flash bang and bullhorn announcement. 

Moments later, CBS News Philadelphia saw a man come out of the house backwards with his hands in the air before police took him into custody. Officials stayed on scene for several hours afterward as they continued to search the property. 

A spokesperson for the FBI Philadelphia Field Office said there is no threat to the public and the agency was conducting “court-authorized law enforcement activity.”

The home is just a few houses away from the Horace Mann Elementary School, which was placed on a lockout out of an abundance of caution due to the police activity. In an email to parents, the principal of the elementary school said the police activity was not related to anything at the elementary school.  

During the lockout, the school said, “all outside activities are suspended, exterior doors remain secured, no one is permitted to enter or exit the building, except for outside activities, classroom instruction and the change of classes proceed as normal.”

“It is scary because my daughter is in the school over there,” said Gia Ley, a Cherry Hill resident, said. “I do work from home, thankfully, that I can, you know, make sure nothing is happening to the school.”

Arlene Dowd said she was heading to the elementary school to substitute teach when the lockout happened. She said she immediately started thinking about the kids inside, one of whom is her grandkid. 

“I have a second grader in there, a grandson, and I was concerned when I was walking down the street that he was OK,” she said. 

Officials have yet to release more information about why they were at the home on Walt Whitman Boulevard, leaving neighbors in the dark.

“Twenty five years he’s lived here, never had any problems with him. Nice guy, sweet guy, always said hello, I don’t know what this could be about,” said Alicia Trama, who lives next door.

Despite the tense moments, everyone inside the school was OK. It’s still unclear if the man taken into custody is facing any charges.

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