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Man Surrenders After Barricading Himself in NW Miami Home: Police

Miami Police said officers were called to the home in the 1400 block of Northwest 52nd Street around 8:30 p.m. Thursday after calls about an armed man making threats to harm himself

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Police were able to take the armed man into custody after the scene which lasted nearly 12 hours.

A man who threatened to cause harm before barricading himself inside a northwest Miami home for hours turned himself in early Friday, police said.

Miami Police said officers were called to the home in the 1400 block of Northwest 52nd Street around 8:30 p.m. Thursday by family members who were concerned about an armed man making threats to harm himself and police officers.

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The man, who was not identified, barricaded himself inside the home with no one else inside. SWAT officers had been at the scene negotiating a surrender. Police said the man had both a long rifle and a handgun.

Shortly after 7 a.m. Friday, Miami Police said the man surrendered without an incident.

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