30 Jul 2015

Kingman Park:

Barricade Situation in Kingman Park Area

Map of the area. H/T Frozen Tropics.

Map of the area. H/T Frozen Tropics.

 

There is a barricade situation going on at Kingman Park right now in the 500 block of 25th Place NE, near Benning Road NE and close to the RFK parking lots. According to residents who have been tweeting the blog Frozen Tropics  and us for the past hour (since 7:27 a.m. as of this post), there is a large police presence both on the street and along the back alley. FOX 5 reports that no one is hurt. There may be one or more persons barricaded inside the house.

The following are tweets from residents in the area:

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Early report from neighbor Amy Kovac-Ashley, via Twitter. (screenshot)

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Neighbor Damon Wells, from the RFK parking lot, via Twitter. (screenshot)

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View from the alley via neighbor Eden G, on Twitter. (screenshot)

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Retweet from Frozen Tropics. Police going up to the roof. (screenshot)

More tweets and details as they emerge. Thank you to the neighbors tweeting us their photos and information.

Update 9:10 a.m.: Neighbors (via Frozen Tropics) are reporting that situation has been ongoing since 4 a.m. A resident also confirms that police are saying, “We want to make sure you’re alright” over and over, and calling out a person’s name.

Update 12:05 p.m.: It appears the barricade situation is over as of 10:37 am, according to a tweet from Metro police.


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