UPDATE: Oklahoma City police have detained the armed man who barricaded himself inside an apartment.
Officers were called to an apartment complex at NW 30th and Villa regarding a possibly suicidal man.
A police official said the man indicated that he might want to commit “suicide by cop” and that he had guns and possible bomb making materials.
When police arrived at the complex, the man, who had a gun, went into an apartment and barricaded himself inside.
Officers and relatives of the man were able to persuade him to surrender.
The bomb squad is still at the scene, and the apartment building has been evacuated while the squad investigates.
Original Story
OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Oklahoma City police are at an apartment complex trying to persuade a man with a gun to surrender.
Police were called to an apartment complex at NW 30th and Villa regarding a disturbance involving a man with a gun, according to an Oklahoma City Police Department official.
When police arrived, the man ran inside an apartment.
Police are currently communicating with the armed man, trying to persuade him to surrender peacefully.
No further details have been released.
Stay with KFOR as this story develops.
