One person was detained after an apparent barricade situation at a Miami Beach apartment complex, according to witnesses and video of the scene. NBC6’s Bri Buckley reports.
One person was detained after a barricade situation caught on video at a Miami Beach apartment complex, police said.
A viewer called NBC6 at around 4:15 a.m. to report that police had been outside the apartment on Pennsylvania Avenue between 13th and 14th streets for hours.
According to Miami Beach police, officers responded to a reported altercation involving a subject and attendees at a nearby gathering.
"During the incident, a minor was assaulted, after which the subject fled to his apartment and barricaded himself inside," police said.
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Video shows several uniformed officers in SWAT gear knocking on the door of one of the residences, as witnesses said authorities tried to negotiate with a man inside.
"However, the subject remained uncooperative," police said. "A search warrant was obtained and executed, leading to the successful apprehension of the subject."
A man ultimately surrendered, was handcuffed and taken away in a police car.
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According to neighbors, the person detained was upset with people having a party in a courtyard area.
“He’s had numerous run-ins with the cops. They’re always here for him. And I guess the straw was tonight… there was some people throwing a little party out front, and he went and flipped the table, and it landed on a little girl, and the little girl started bleeding,” Micah Smith, who lives nearby, said. “That’s when he went and barricaded himself inside.”
NBC6 cameras did capture a table flipped over and surrounded by glass in a courtyard area of the complex.
The police investigation cleared at around 5 a.m.
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