POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A barricade situation Friday evening in the Fort Meade area of Polk County ended and the suspect was found having a medical issue, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
A man, who was armed, was barricaded in a home in the area of North Charleston Avenue and 8th Street Northeast, according to deputies.
Deputies said there was a fight between three men in the home at about 4 p.m. leading up to the barricade situation. The two other men were able to leave the home and were not injured.
The man was taken to a hospital with no signs of trauma or injury, and a search warrant will be executed on the home, deputies said.
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