A suspect was arrested Friday more than an hour after the public was asked to avoid the area near the Dosker Manor apartments due to a SWAT situation.
Police said originally calls for service in the 400 block of East Muhammad Ali Boulevard came in Friday as a “break in in-progress.” According to a statement on social media, officers were inside building C focusing on an elevated apartment where someone might have been barricaded and armed.
At 1:39 p.m., LMPD said SWAT had taken a suspect into custody and shortly after 1:45 p.m. that there was no longer a danger to the public and SWAT was clearing the scene.
According to LMPD, 29 year-old Anthony Williams was the suspect who was arrested. He has been initially charged with burglary and wanton endangerment. A handgun was also recovered by police.
An arrest report states that Williams was inside a residence pointing a gun at two people. The victims were able to escape but returned a short time later to see if he had left.
Williams remained in the residence and was still armed. He was then taken into custody by SWAT and a search of the residence recovered the handgun.
LMPD’s 1st Division are investigating the case.
Source: WDRB
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