WASHINGTON (7News) — A police barricade situation remained ongoing Saturday near the National Gallery of Art after a suspect fled into an apartment building while officers were serving a search warrant, D.C. police said.
The incident began around 8:33 a.m. in the west end of the 2400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue NW, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
Police standoff closes Pennsylvania Avenue NW near National Gallery of Art (Credit: Bradley Newman)
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Members of MPD’s Violent Crime Suppression Division were serving a warrant when the suspect ran from officers and entered the building, police said.
Officials said there is no threat to the public, but vehicle and pedestrian traffic remains closed in both directions in the 2400 block of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Police standoff closes Pennsylvania Avenue NW near National Gallery of Art (Credit: Bradley Newman)
The investigation is ongoing.