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Rifle-Wielding Suspect Apprehended Safely In Virginia After Hours-Long Standoff: Police Rifle-Wielding Suspect Apprehended Safely In Virginia After Hours-Long Standoff: Police
Rifle-Wielding Suspect Apprehended Safely In Virginia After Hours-Long Standoff: Police An incensed armed man who barricaded himself inside a Virginia apartment was safely taken into custody without incident following an hours-long standoff with police, authorities said. Officers from the Fairfax County Police Department responded to the 3300 block of Rio Drive in Falls Church shortly before 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 2, where there was a report of a man on a balcony shouting threats and waving a rifle. The man remained inside the apartment for hours, a spokesperson from the department said, as officers negotiated with him as they sought a peaceful resolution to the incident, …