AUSTIN, Texas — Officers with the Austin SWAT team have arrested a suspect in the city's southeast side after police tried to serve a warrant Tuesday afternoon.
One person was arrested when the standoff ended at 11:47 p.m. Tuesday. Austin police could not give other details such as the name of the suspect.
During a press briefing late Tuesday, Austin Police Department Spokesman Juan Asencio said officers initially tried serving a warrant for a robbery in the 1600 block of East Riverside Drive around 2 p.m., but the suspect took off.
The suspect was last seen climbing a balcony before entering an apartment near Lakeshore and Riverside Drive. At that point, officers called the SWAT team, who then arrived and took over the scene.
SWAT was notified that the suspect was barricaded inside of a room. Asencio said SWAT officers started using chemical irritants to lure the suspect out of the apartment.
Asencio said the warrant was being served at another location, but that after the suspect escaped, he got into a vehicle and ended up on East Riverside Drive.
Asencio said the apartment belongs to a woman known to the suspect but she fled the apartment and is cooperating with officials.
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