Oak Ridge, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: Law enforcement in Oak Ridge ended an hours-long standoff Wednesday afternoon at the Tara Hills apartment complex, arresting a suspect who had barricaded himself inside.
Officials say 28-year-old Glen Duncan was arrested and charged with aggravated domestic assault and possession of prohibited weapons. They say Duncan was alone in his apartment but had made death threats to his family.
The standoff had been ongoing since the initial call came in just after 11:00 a.m. Responding officers evacuated one building in the complex and cut off access to the parking area.
Oak Ridge Schools also delayed bus lines to the complex; parents were asked to pick their children up at school.
ORIGINAL STORY: Oak Ridge Police Department officers, SWAT and negotiators are on the scene at Tara Hills Apartments in response to a possibly-armed person barricaded in an apartment.
ORPD officials say the original call that a person had barricaded themselves inside a unit with a weapon came in around 11:00 a.m.
As of 1:00 p.m., no roads near Tara Hills Apartments have been closed, but officials warn that is expected to change.
The situation has disrupted Oak Ridge Schools’ dismissal schedule.
School leadership personnel say no students will be dropped off at the complex until law enforcement clears the situation. Parents are being asked to pick their children up at school.
Preschool, Jefferson Middle School and Woodland students, along with some Oak Ridge High School and Secret City Academy students, are affected by the change, according to school officials.
This is a developing story.
