FWPD: Armed woman arrested after standoff Tuesday evening in Fort Wayne

Officers responded to the 2700 block of Allegany Avenue after receiving reports of a disturbance involving an armed woman at a home
Fort Wayne police responded to reports of a disturbance at a home Tuesday evening on Allegany...
Fort Wayne police responded to reports of a disturbance at a home Tuesday evening on Allegany Avenue and say they took an armed woman into custody(Fort Wayne's NBC)
Published: Sep. 13, 2022 at 9:00 PM EDT
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Fort Wayne’s NBC) - Fort Wayne police responded to calls of a disturbance Tuesday night in the 2700 block of Allegany Avenue and say an armed woman barricaded herself inside a home.

Initial reports of a disturbance in a home on Allegany Avenue went out just before 5 Tuesday...
Initial reports of a disturbance in a home on Allegany Avenue went out just before 5 Tuesday evening(Fort Wayne's NBC)

It happened just before 5 in the evening. Fort Wayne police say officers arrived to find that a man got out the home safely, but they say an armed woman had barricaded herself inside.

The FWPD Emergency Services Team, Crisis Response Team and Air Support Units all arrived at the scene. They say they forced the woman out of the home and eventually took her into custody. No other information was released.