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1 man in custody after Fairfax Co. barricade situation

One man is in custody after police peacefully resolved a barricade situation in the Alexandria section of Fairfax County, Virginia, Sunday evening.

A man with a gun was barricaded inside a home on the 6200 block of Fogle Street, police said in a tweet around 4:45 p.m. The barricade was resolved before 5:30 p.m.

Residents were urged to shelter in place while police responded to the situation.

Fairfax County police told WTOP the man called 911 himself during a “mental health crisis” and was taken into “emergency custody.”

Below is a map of where the incident happened.

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