Fort Lauderdale police lift shelter in place after armed man taken into custody
FORT LAUDERDALE -- Residents of a Fort Lauderdale neighborhood no longer have to shelter in place after police took a man in custody Friday afternoon, officials said.
Earlier on Friday, police urged residents to shelter as they checked on reports of an armed man on a balcony.
In a social media post, police said people in the area south of Broward Boulevard between Andrews Avenue to SW 3rd Avenue/Nugent Avenue should remain inside.
Police said a short time later that the shelter in place advisory was no longer in place.
Officials did not provide details on the arrest or identify the man.
It was not clear if police planned to
Just after 1:30 p.m., police said the man was in custody, they were no longer asking people to stay put, and traffic in the area had returned to normal.
No injuries were reported.
