Man in custody after barricade situation on Red Lion Road in Northeast Philadelphia

A man was arrested after a short barricade situation on Monday afternoon in Northeast Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A man was arrested after a short barricade situation on Monday afternoon in Northeast Philadelphia.

It happened along the 800 block of Red Lion Road just before 2:30 p.m.

Chopper 6 was over the scene of a barricade situation in Northeast Philadelphia.

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Police were called there for reports of a man firing a gun into the air in the parking lot.

He then went inside the apartment building, triggering the barricade response and large police presence.
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The suspect was taken into custody without incident around 3:45 p.m.

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Man in custody after barricade situation in Northeast Philadelphia