Barricade Situation Resolved Peacefully In Upper Makefield

UPPER MAKEFIELD, PA — A barricade situation ended peacefully early Sunday evening following a five-hour standoff with police.

The incident unfolded at 1:15 p.m. in the 400 block of Brownsburg Road West when the Upper Makefield Police Department assisted another agency in serving an involuntary commitment order on an individual.

After officers spoke with the person, the person barricaded themselves in a bedroom and was reportedly armed with a gun, police said.

In evaluating the circumstances, police said it was decided to activate the Central Bucks Special Response Team to assist in bringing the incident to a peaceful resolution.

A shelter-in-place for the area was also ordered out of an abundance of caution. During the incident, police said the situation was contained only to the residence.

Police reported that negotiators with the response team spoke with the individual by phone for approximately two hours and were able to negotiate a peaceful resolution to the incident.

There were no injuries reported as a result of the incident. And police said the subject would be receiving mental health treatment.