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An alert was issued at around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday night after officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were called to investigate an incident in the 6000 block of Bellview Drive in Bailey's Crossroads.
At around 1:15 p.m. on Monday afternoon, the department announced that the barricaded suspect is in custody after the man finally relented and was arrested safely without further incident.
During the negotiations, some nearby apartment buildings were evacuated as a precaution as police continued attempting to coax the man out of the home, officials noted.
According to police, the man barricaded himself inside the home with a knife in his apartment after assaulting someone with a bat. The victim suffered minor injuries, they say.
No charges were announced by the department.
More details are expected to be released by the police.
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