SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio — A 23-year-old Cleveland man is now in custody after a barricade situation that began early Sunday morning, according to the City of Shaker Heights.
Residents and members of the surrounding community are safe to return home, the city said.
Around 3:50 a.m., Shaker Heights said officers responded to multiple reports of a disturbance in the 13000 block of Fairhill Road.
When officers arrived, they discovered a 23-year-old Cleveland man had barricaded himself inside an apartment following a physical altercation with his 23-year-old girlfriend, Shaker Heights said.
Throughout the investigation, officers received information that indicated the man may have been armed and had allegedly threatened and assaulted the victim. She fled the apartment as a result and was taken to a local hospital for non-life-threatening injuries to be treated, according to the city.
The man then locked himself in the apartment, the city said.
According to the city, a search warrant was executed at the apartment where the suspect was.
News 5 crews on the scene heard a loud bang, followed by smoke alarms going off.
After some drilling sounds, SWAT exited the building with the man in custody.
The incident is under investigation.
