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Colorado Springs police responds to barricaded suspect Thursday morning

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COLORADO SPRINGS — Police were responding to a barricaded suspect near the Colorado Springs Airport Thursday morning.

Residents near the area of 4105 Sanders View were asked to stay inside their buildings, lock their doors, and stay away from windows. As of 9:05 a.m., the shelter-in-place order was rescinded.

Shelter-in-place along Sanders View

According to the Colorado Springs Police Department, officers were called after reports of a domestic disturbance involving a weapon. Police say when they arrived a man barricaded himself inside an apartment.

After about half an hour the man exited the apartment and was arrested without incident.

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