Barricade situation cleared in Northeast following domestic dispute, DC police say

Police say a man barricaded himself inside of a home in Northeast D.C. 

At 3:25 p.m., a caller reported that shots may have been fired at a home in the 100 block of T St., NE., according to police. 

At this time, it's believed that the incident stemmed from a domestic incident. After hours of negotiating, a D.C. police spokesperson said that around 7:20 p.m. the barricade situation was cleared. 

The family inside is safe, the spokesperson said, but the suspect has not been found. 

A shooting has not been confirmed at this time, but a SWAT team was requested. 

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A neighbor also told FOX 5 she believed the shots were fired from the fourth floor of her building, adding that police told her and another individual to lay flat in their car in their garage, and they would come back to get them.

Police initiated road closures as they tried to calm the situation down. 

Streets are closed in the 100 Blocks T St., NE between North Capitol St. and 2nd St., NE.

Drivers are asked to avoid the area. Anyone with information is asked to call police

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