The suspect was being uncooperative with police, who arrived to the a home on Johnson Road and Germantown Pike to serve a search warrant, CBS reports.
Footage from 6abc Action News shows armored vehicles at the home around 10:45 a.m., and a neighbor said she could hear authorities yelling for the person inside to "just let the kids out."
Sometime around 12:30 p.m., the suspect was seen leaving the home with his hands up, but then walked back in and closed the door.
Nine people including teenagers and a woman holding a baby had previously been seen the house with their hands up.
Plymouth Township police told Daily Voice that this is an active investigation as of 11:40 a.m.
No further details have been provided.
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