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Police Negotiating With Barricaded Man Who Assaulted Person With Bat In Virginia (Developing)

All hands are on deck in Fairfax County after a knife-wielding man barricaded himself inside an apartment after assaulting a person with a bat, police say.

Fairfax County Police are investigating.

Fairfax County Police are investigating.

Photo Credit: Fairfax County Police Department (Facebook)

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.

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.

Local residents have been advised to avoid the area as the department negotiates with the man.

No additional information was provided by the police.

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