Crime & Safety

Nearby: Rockville SWAT Incident Ends Peacefully

Man who barricaded himself inside home turned himself into police.

A man turned himself in after barricading himself inside a Rockville home for three hours Wednesday.

The man was taken into custody from his doorstep at around 9:30 a.m. and was taken to the hospital for a medical evaluation, said police spokeswoman Angela Cruz.

SWAT had been called to the 600 block of Azalea Drive around 6:30 a.m., for domestic incident involving a man who reportedly had a gun.

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A female who fled the home called the police.

Police had not yet recovered a gun but were still looking, Cruz said Wednesday.

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No one was injured.


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