SPOKANE, Wash. — Spokane police surrounded an apartment complex on Francis Avenue a few blocks west of Arlington Elementary School Monday evening after residents reported a neighbor was threatening them with a knife.
Police were still engaged in a standoff with a man who barricaded himself in an apartment as of 7 p.m.
According to police, two people called 911 to report the suspect had threatened them.
Police had no estimate on when the incident may resolve, however they confirmed they had been in contact with the suspect and that mental health specialists were responding.
