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MELVILLE, La. (KLFY) — An armed standoff in Melville has brought out the St. Landry Parish SWAT team, officials said.
St. Landry Parish Sheriff Bobby Guidroz has confirmed the SWAT team is currently working a situation with a barricaded suspect in the town.
Local police were investigating an incident involving the suspect, who then ran, stole a firearm and allegedly shot it from within a mobile home on Forrest Street near Walnut Street, authorities said. Drones are on scene, as are crisis negotiators and family members, to attempt to get the suspect to surrender.
KLFY has a news crew on the way, This story will be updated as more information becomes available.
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