MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – A man who officers feared could be armed barricaded himself in a home for hours on Thursday in Miami-Dade County’s Goulds neighborhood.
Officers responded to a family home about 10:40 a.m., near the intersection of Southwest 221st Street and 108th Avenue, west of the Florida Turnpike.
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About five hours later, Detective Chris Thomas, a spokesman for the Miami-Dade Police Department, said the man did not present a threat and was in need of mental health services.
Officers were preparing to leave the area about 3:40 p.m. No one was injured.
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Local 10 News Assignment Desk Editor Guadalupe Monarrez contributed to this report.