CHARLOTTE, N.C. – SWAT agents with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police were called to a home in northeast Charlotte Tuesday morning in an attempt to arrest several armed robbery suspects.
According to CMPD, SWAT negotiators were called to a home in the 10500 block of Whittersham Drive after a suspect allegedly barricaded himself inside a home.
CMPD says the suspects committed an armed robbery on Education Way then fled the scene in a vehicle. The suspect vehicle was located by patrol officers, who attempted a traffic stop, a short time later, but the suspects fled, leading officers on a pursuit, according to CMPD.
The suspects fled the vehicle on foot on Wittersham Drive, and a police K-9 team tracked the suspects to a residence and attempted to have them surrender peacefully. Three suspects complied, but a fourth did not.
The SWAT team was called in and a negotiator was activated. A short time later, the fourth suspect was taken into custody without incident.
The identities and charges of those involved have not yet been released.
#BREAKING SWAT on scene of the 10000 block of Whittersham Dr, working to get more details @wcnc pic.twitter.com/g3tTpPbG7T
— Rachel Rollar (@RachelRollar) February 14, 2017
CMPD SWAT & Negotiators are currently on Whittersham Dr.
— CMPD News (@CMPD) February 14, 2017
for barricaded suspects. Two are in custody and one is still outstanding.