DAYTON — UPDATE @ 11:50 p.m.:
An hours-long standoff has ended in Dayton with a Columbus homicide suspect in custody Wednesday.
Around 2:30 p.m. Dayton police were informed by Columbus Police Department that a homicide suspect from their city was located in an apartment in the 2000 block of Catalpa Drive, according to Maj. Christopher Malson with Dayton Police Department.
Dayton officers and detectives arrived on the scene and confirmed that the suspect was inside the apartment.
Maslon said the suspect then barricaded himself and a 73-year-old man inside the apartment, holding him against his will.
Montgomery County SWAT, Dayton SWAT, Ohio State Highway Patrol and U.S. Marshals were all called to the scene to help get the suspect out of the apartment safely.
Agencies continued to communicate with the suspect in multiple ways including on the phone and through social media until he surrendered around 11:30 p.m.
The 73-year-old man was let out of the apartment and is safe, but receiving medical treatment due to the stress of the situation Malson said.
Malson did not release the name of the suspect.
He will be turned over to Columbus Police Department where he will face the original homicide charges he was wanted on.
The suspect will likely face charges in Dayton in connection to the standoff as well, Malson said, but those charges have not been approved yet.
We are working to learn more about the homicide investigation the man is wanted in connection to and the charges he faces in Dayton.
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UPDATE @ 10:45 p.m. :
It’s been several hours and Dayton police, two SWAT teams, and U.S. Marshals still have an apartment building surrounded.
Around 4:15 p.m. Dayton police posted on social media that there is police activity in the area of Catalpa Drive and West Fairview Avenue and the public is asked to avoid the area.
Neighbors shared their concerns about the standoff Wednesday afternoon.
Danielle Wright lives in the area.
She said she got a text around 3 p.m. from her landlord telling her that there was SWAT in the neighborhood.
Wright immediately thought of her kid who was in the daycare next door, her kid was not able to leave the daycare but was later returned to her.
“I got scared because it’s a bunch of shooting going around the world right now, and I got scared because I thought something was gonna happen to my baby at the daycare,” she said.
Wright said she does not know anyone involved in the standoff.
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Incidents like this make her worry about letting her child outside.
“I can’t even let my baby go out and ride her bike. We can’t walk up and down the street or anything. You know, it’s just really bad out here... but hopefully, it gets better,” Wright said.
She said she is praying for everyone involved.
Lauren Holland also lives near the scene.
“It wasn’t until my husband called and was like ‘I don’t know how to get home, go look outside everything’s blocked off.’ That’s when I found out about it and that’s when I came out here and I saw all of this,” Holland said.
Police taped off several blocks on Catalpa and the streets near it. They asked people to avoid the area.
We will continue to monitor the standoff and update as new information becomes available.
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