Friday, April 24, 2026 4:52PM
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police took a man into custody following a barricade incident in the city’s Mayfair section early Friday morning.
Authorities were called to the 4200 block of Shelmire Avenue around 3 a.m. for reports of a person with a gun.
Chopper 6 flew above as SWAT officials also responded to the scene.
Police say the man was taken into custody after a nearly three-hour-long standoff.
No one was hurt.
The incident remains under investigation.
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