UPDATE 11:25 a.m.
According to TPD, Wednesday's incident began just before 3 p.m. when police received a report of "an adult male in crisis," in which an armed suspect was allegedly threatening other tenants in the apartment complex on the 1400 block of North Oracle Road, near Oracle and Drachman.
TPD says SWAT and Hostage teams joined the responding officers and were able to eventually serve the suspect a warrant after several previous attempts to remove him from the building.
Police say the suspect was taken into custody, and to a hospital for evaluation. TPD will release charges at a later time.
Story Updated at 4:07 a.m. on August 3, 2023:
Tucson Police say the standoff ended at 11:30 p.m. last night.
Officers were able to take the suspect into custody without incident.
Police say more details will be released later today.
Original Story:
Tucson Police responded to a man with a gun in an apartment complex on North Oracle Road near Drachman, Wednesday evening around 6:20 p.m.
Officers on scene tell KGUN 9 that Oracle is closed between Lester through Main Street.
According to police, there are no reported injuries and the scene is still very active.
TPD evacuated the area to make sure everyone is safe.
KGUN 9 will provide more information when it becomes available.
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