WYOMING, Mich. — A standoff that began early Saturday morning and extended into the afternoon hours, where a person barricaded himself inside an apartment complex, has ended.
Wyoming Police lt. Andrew Koeller told FOX 17 that the department's Tactical Arrest and Confrontation Team and its Crisis Negotiation Team were "diligently working to arrest a suspect" who was barricaded inside an apartment at the ReNew Woodlake Apartments.
The complex is located at 5001 Byron Center Ave. SW.
Koeller said that residents would have "limited access" to ReNew Woodlake and the surrounding area until the incident was resolved.
"Until this incident comes to a conclusion residents can expect a heavy police presence in the area and are asked to stay inside if able," he said.
It all began at 4:45 a.m. Saturday when the Wyoming Department of Public Safety responded to a report of a home invasion in the 2600 block of Woodlake Road SW. The apartment's resident was able to leave the residence safely.
Upon arriving at the scene, officers located a suspect still inside the victim’s apartment. The suspect refused the officers’ commands to leave and barricaded himself inside the apartment.
The suspect was taken into custody several hours later and was taken to the Kent County Correctional Facility. His name and charges will not be released until he is arraigned in court on Monday.
Wyoming Police detectives continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident. Anybody with any information is being asked to contact Wyoming Police by calling (616) 530-7300 or Silent Observer at (616) 774-2345 or 1-866-774-2345, or at www.silentobserver.org on the Web.
