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Suspect surrenders to police after SWAT standoff in Fort Lauderdale

Police say man threatened girlfriend with knife

A suspect surrenders to police after a SWAT standoff in Fort Lauderdale. (WPLG)

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A SWAT standoff peacefully came to an end Wednesday night in Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Lauderdale police Detective Tracy Figone said a man who barricaded himself inside an apartment after threatening his girlfriend with a knife was taken into custody without incident shortly after 10 p.m.

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Figone said the man's girlfriend wasn't harmed.

Local 10 News was there as the suspect surrendered to police.

The suspect hasn’t been identified.


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