Milwaukee police standoff near 64th and Florist; residents evacuated

MPD standoff near 64th and Florist

More than a dozen people have been evacuated from their homes near 64th and Florist in Milwaukee – as a police standoff stretched into Thursday evening, Jan. 11.

MILWAUKEE - More than a dozen people have been evacuated from their homes near 64th and Florist in Milwaukee – as a police standoff stretched into Thursday evening, Jan. 11.

Officials say they were investigating a domestic violence/subject with a firearm incident around 9:45 a.m. Thursday. The suspect, a 17-year-old, barricaded himself after making threats to his family and law enforcement, police said.

The Milwaukee Police Department Tactical Enforcement and the Crisis Negotiation Unit responded to the scene.

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Around 3 p.m., a FOX6 News crew heard police using a loud speaker to try and talk with a man in the complex. A drive on the north side of Florist is where police officers and the tactical unit has been seen for roughly six hours.

The tactical enforcement unit's armored vehicle has been carrying people who live in the building – among them, senior citizens, some with walkers and wheelchairs, and small children too.

Police standoff at 64th and Florist, Milwaukee

FOX6 News spoke with one woman who saw she saw police show up as she was getting ready for work Thursday morning.

"All I had seen was police out, they had their guns out, their shields out, like they were going to kick in somebody's door. I just pulled off. I didn't know what it was about, what the situation was about," said Gia Dixon, who lives in the apartment complex. "I was just thinking maybe somebody had a warrant. But I should have known when I had seen them big guns out."

This is a developing story.