Man in custody following armed standoff at Phoenix bar
Man in custody after Phoenix bar barricade
After a barricade situation at a bar in north Phoenix that lasted for hours, Phoenix Police say the suspect is now in custody.
PHOENIX - A barricade situation at a Phoenix bar has come to an end after an armed man was taken into custody.
What we know:
Phoenix police say just after 2 a.m. on Aug. 25, officers responded to Dunes Cocktail Lounge near 35th and Dunlap avenues for reports of a man with a gun inside the business.
Once at the scene, officers made sure all patrons and employees got out of the bar safely. Officers secured the scene and began communicating with the armed man inside the bar over a loudspeaker. The man was taken into custody just before 8 a.m.
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As a result of the incident, Dunlap Avenue was shut down in the area for some time on Tuesday.
Dig deeper:
On Aug. 26, Phoenix Police identified the suspect as 23-year-old Caleb Buckner.
What we don't know:
No other details on the events leading up to the barricade have been released by police.
Map of where the bar is located:
The Source: The Phoenix Police Department