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1 man in custody following standoff with police in Cleveland

Multiple streets closed due to barricaded man
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CLEVELAND — An hours-long standoff between a barricaded man and the Cleveland Division of Police ended with his arrest.

According to Cleveland Police Public Information Officer Freddy Diaz, authorities took the man into custody following the standoff. No injuries were reported.

No further information regarding what prompted the standoff was released. However, the suspect, 46-year-old Robert Lee Clark, has been charged with attempted murder, a first-degree felony, Diaz said.

Earlier in the morning, police shut down multiple streets near the 3000 block of Nursery Avenue on the East Side of the city as a precaution.

The area has since reopened.

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