Police Standoff At Home Off Mercer Road [Updated Feb. 16]

 

SWAT officers surrounded a home off Mercer Road in Franklin Township Wednesday morning in a standoff that lasted three hours.

According to reports, police and SWAT officers were on site at the Franklin Township residence where a male was inside the home with a gun before the standoff eventually led him into police custody.

As a result of the police presence and locale, Riverside School District issued a lockdown with parents and guardians receiving automated phone calls.

Investigators haven’t said why they were originally called to the home or why the standoff ensued.  No one was injured.  More information will be posted when details become available.

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Guns drawn, swat team, neighborhood in fear. All happened in Franklin twp, Beaver County. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/fNo3tUeIN5

— Amy Marcinkiewicz (@WPXIAmy) February 14, 2018

A neighborhood in fear. This is what people saw outside their windows in Franklin Township, Beaver County. SWAT surrounding a home off Mercer Road. The situation lasted three hours. Ch. 11 is talking with officials figuring out how this started and who’s involved. @WPXI pic.twitter.com/TRUAyCzcVm

— Amy Marcinkiewicz (@WPXIAmy) February 14, 2018

source: wpxi.com

Update Feb. 16: According to other news sources, the situation ended around 10:20 a.m. Wednesday with police taking the man into custody. The man is a resident of the Pittsburgh area and was taken to a hospital for psychological treatment. His name wasn’t released.

Franklin Township Police Chief Rudolph Harkins said the situation wasn’t a standoff.