ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Pennsylvania State Police say a Carbon County man with an arrest warrant barricaded himself with a firearm in a Super 8 Hotel room in Allentown on Sunday morning.

Pennsylvania State Police and Allentown police responded to the scene of the incident on Airport Road, according to officials. 

On Sunday at approximately 10:16 a.m., troopers attempted to serve an arrest warrant on a 62-year-old Weissport man for a parole violation from Carbon County, according to the press release. 

Police say that the man was observed in the parking lot of the Super 8 Hotel, and fled from troopers into a room at the hotel where he barricaded himself with a firearm. 

Allentown Emergency Response Team (E.R.T.) responded to the scene and attempted to negotiate a peaceful surrender to police, according to authorities.

Police say that upon entry into the hotel room, the man was found dead.

The death does not appear to be suspicious, according to officials. 

The incident is being investigation by Pennsylvania State Police.

Airport Road was closed between East Congress Street and Union Blvd. It was reopened at approximately 1:25 p.m., according to police.Â