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SWAT standoff leaves Akron police empty handed, suspect still on the run

Posted at 10:35 PM, Jun 04, 2019
and last updated 2019-06-04 23:11:23-04

AKRON, Ohio — A SWAT standoff ended with no arrests Tuesday evening.

Akron police believed a man with a felony warrant was inside of a home at the intersection of Allenford Street and Manchester Road.

Police fired off multiple rounds of teargas into the home, trying to get the person outside.

An unidentified woman left the home with her hands up. After that, police went into the home and searched every floor, but came out empty-handed.

Police have not said who they were searching for.