‘Shelter in place’ lifted overnight in City of Washington following ‘police incident’

WASHINGTON, Pa. — A shelter-in-place order was lifted in the City of Washington overnight.

The order was put in place around 9 p.m. because of an active incident with heavy police presence in the 700 block of E Maiden Street, the Washington County Department of Public Safety said.

The community was asked to avoid the area, as well as shelter in place and keep all doors and windows locked. Residents are also encouraged to shut off HVAC systems due to police deploying mild irritants into the incident house.

The Washington County Department of Public Safety said the police incident was under control just before 3 a.m., although they said some police units were still in the area “conducting their investigation.”

The City of Washington Police Department said a suspect was taken into custody around 2 a.m.

No further information on the incident was immediately released.

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