Police block streets in West Seattle over barricaded suspect

SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department (SPD) blocked off streets in West Seattle Saturday morning for a barricaded suspect in the 5400 block of Delridge Way Southwest.

According to officers, the incident started at 6:23 a.m. after 911 received a call that a suspect threatened the victim using a large metal pole. The suspect then barricaded himself in his apartment on the third floor of the building and refused to turn himself over to police.

The HNT, SWAT, and 252 responded to the scene, and the street was blocked off as a precaution. Police say there was no threat to the public.

Officers waited at the gas station across the street while reportedly firing pepper balls into the apartment and using a loudspeaker to coax him out of the apartment.

After an hours-long wait, the suspect was taken into custody and booked for felony harassment. A search warrant was served on the apartment and the involved weapon was recovered.

The street was blocked in both directions in the 5400 block of Delridge Way Southwest between Southwest Findlay Street and Southwest Brandon Street for around two hours. By 12:15 p.m., the block had reopened in both directions.

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