Neighbors evacuated after person barricades inside shed, Lexington police say
Part of a Lexington neighborhood was shut down Thursday, according to police who said they’re dealing with a man barricaded inside a shed.
The section of Roberts Street, from South Church Street to Claudius Street, was closed to traffic because of the incident, police said. That’s near South Lake Drive and about half a mile from the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department headquarters.
Neighbors in the 200 block of Roberts Street have been removed from their homes, according to police.
There is no threat to the public, but people are asked to avoid the area until the incident is resolved, police spokesman Sgt. Cameron Mortenson told The State.
The man is believed to be armed with a handgun and has made threats to hurt himself, police said.
It was a welfare check around 10:30 a.m. that brought officers on scene, and led to the man barricading inside a shed in the backyard, police said. Information if the man lived at the location where the incident took place was not available.
At about noon, police said the Crisis Negotiations Team was speaking with the person over a phone, and those discussions were still continuing two hours later.
“They are working to get him the mental health assistance he needs,” police said.
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This story was originally published August 26, 2021 at 12:25 PM.
