BARRICADED PERSON – MARIPOE ROAD – WEEKI WACHEE
BARRICADED PERSON – MARIPOE ROAD – WEEKI WACHEE
***UPDATE #2*** 7/5/23 @4:34 P.M.
DEPUTIES, SWAT, AND CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM ARE STILL ON SCENE. SUBJECT REMAINS BARRICADED INSIDE RESIDENCE.
OUR CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM IS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE SUBJECT IN HOPES OF NEGOTIATING A PEACEFUL RESOLUTION.
INTERSECTIONS ARE STILL CLOSED TO THRU TRAFFIC AND RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO STAY INSIDE THEIR HOMES FOR SAFETY.
WE WILL KEEP YOU UPDATED AT THE SITUATION PROGRESSES.
***UPDATE***
THIS IS STILL AN ACTIVE SITUATION – RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO STAY INSIDE THEIR HOMES IF THEY HAVE NOT BEEN EVACUATED BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. PERSONS TRAVELING ARE ASKED TO AVOID THE AREA.
DEPUTIES ARE CURRENTLY AT A RESIDENCE ON MARIPOE ROAD IN WEEKI WACHEE (CROSS STREETS PAPERCRAFT/PACIFIC NIGHTHAWK) ATTEMPTING TO APPREHEND AN ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECT WHO IS ARMED WITH A FIREARM.
RESIDENTS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS UNLESS DIRECTED OTHERWISE BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. PLEASE DO NOT GO OUTSIDE TO TAKE A LOOK.
PLEASE HAVE CHILDREN COME INDOORS.
DRIVERS – PLEASE AVOID THE AREA AS STREETS WILL BE CLOSED.
