Posted on 07/19/2022 6:14:43 PM PDT by GMLORGMD
ANDOVER, Mass. — A portion of Interstate 495 in the Lawrence and Andover area was closed Tuesday evening, and video from the scene showed police with guns drawn.
A witness who was stuck in the stopped traffic shared video from the scene.
Advertisement The video shows police with guns drawn surrounding what appears to be a vehicle on the median of the highway.
"There's about 12 different police vehicles, state police that are all across the highway," Gina Sabella told WCVB. "Everyone is behind their vehicle with guns drawn and some have helmets on. All of them have chest protectors on."
interstate 495 closed andover massachusetts Gina Sabella The witness said an armed person appears to have barricaded themselves in their vehicle.
State police said they had patrols and tactical units at the scene of an armed suspect barricaded inside a vehicle on Interstate 495, near Interstate 93 and the Lawrence/Andover line.
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State police said Interstate 495 north of Interstate 93 and Interstate 495 south of Route 28 was closed in both directions due to police activity.
Police said the roadway would be closed "for an extended duration."
"This is a dynamic situation," a spokesperson for the state police said. "As far as we know at this time, the suspect is the only occupant of the vehicle."
Just tell him some kids are in danger. He'll take care of it!
Great idea!....I can see it playing out on the nightly news...
Cop with bullhorn says ...EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD WITHIN 30 SECONDS OR WE WILL SEND IN AN RPG TO DISARM YOU!! ...
29....30....BOOM!....Stand Down...Suspect has been successfully disarmed.... Film at 11....RPG still has 100% success rate... /s
Nobody said it is easy.
I’m seeing a frog in every rooms doorway and trying to fig it out 🤣🤣🤣
At the link, this is the headline:
“Stretch of I-495 closed in Merrimack Valley amid large police presence”
Was he a suspect for something else who was armed or was he a suspect because someone thought they saw him with a firearm?
Thank you, Tuco. Now, back to our regularly scheduled stupidity.
See? It worked! 👍
You could also have the cops back off and call in an air strike. A-10’s gotta eat, too.
CC
The last time something like this happened it was the “Rise of the Moors,” a bizarre Black extremist group.
Nuke it from orbit. It’s the only way to be sure.
😁
CC
I used to live up by there. Seeing news helicopters hovering overhead was a strangely common sight.
Doesn’t anyone of them have a grenade?
True! The Warthog is one of my favorite planes.
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