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Tempe SWAT standoff with armed man ends

Tempe police officers and SWAT members were at the scene of a Monday night barricade situation at an apartment complex in the 5100 block of South Mill Avenue, officials said.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Tempe police say the standoff with a man barricaded inside an apartment in the 5100 block of South Mill Avenue is over.

According to authorities, a man barricaded himself inside one of the units. He is believed to have had a handgun and a rifle with him during that standoff.

The incident started at about 6 p.m. when the man got into an argument with his ex-girlfriend. He allegedly pointed a gun at her and she locked herself in a bedroom, where she called 911.

At one point, the man let the woman leave, and police began attempting to negotiate his surrender.

Roughly a dozen nearby apartments were evacuated.

Authorities deployed three flashbangs into the unit and the man came out a short time later and surrendered to Tempe police officers and SWAT members.

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