PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A man barricaded himself in a Northeast Philadelphia home with children inside for several hours.
It started around 3 a.m. on Friday. Philadelphia police received a call about a man with a gun, and they eventually declared a barricade.
They closed off two and a half blocks of Shelmire Avenue in Mayfair, between Frankford Avenue and Walker Street, for more than three hours.
During the standoff, three children were rescued from the house.
Eventually, a man emerged from a house on the street with a baby in his arms and surrendered to SWAT officers.
“It was crazy to see all this commotion going on, and I just hope the neighborhood gets a little better,” said Waldemar Delgado, who lives up the street.
Police have not said what led to the barricade, or whether any charges will be filed against the detained man.
During the standoff, three children were rescued from the house
During the standoff, three children were rescued from the house
