An 18-year-old man was arrested after an hours-long SWAT standoff at a north Lubbock house complicated Friday afternoon following a reported aggravated assault that left one individual critically injured.
Shortly earlier than 4 p.m., Lubbock police on scene confirmed that Eddie Casias was arrested on an aggravated assault cost following the standoff on the house complicated within the 200 block of Indiana Avenue.
In response to police, a name got here in at 12:46 p.m. pertaining to Casias allegedly stabbing a coworker at a restaurant within the 3200 block of 4th Avenue.
The individual suffered average accidents from the aggravated assault. Casias then fled the scene to cover in what’s believed to be his residence at an house complicated within the 200 block of Indiana Avenue, in accordance with police.
“Witnesses noticed Casias, armed with a knife, fleeing the world,” reads a press release from LPD.
Patrol officers responding to the preliminary name have been capable of finding Casias barricaded in his residence, which initiated the SWAT callout.
In response to LPD Lt. Brady Cross, negotiators have been capable of keep communication with Casias all through the incident. This finally led to Casias peacefully strolling out of the residence and being taken into custody at 3:16 p.m.
He was transported to the Lubbock County Detention Heart and charged with aggravated assault. He stays booked within the detention heart.
Different particulars, together with what prompted the violence, weren’t instantly clear because the investigation is ongoing.
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