A standoff that lasted over seven hours concluded with Rocky Mount police apprehending a suspect following a morning shooting earlier today. CBS 17 reported that officers were called to the scene around 1 a.m. at the 300 block of Baber Court in the Rolling Meadows apartment complex, where they found a 23-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds.
The victim was swiftly transported to a nearby hospital and is now in stable condition. Meanwhile, in an apartment complex, the Rocky Mount Police Department faced a barricaded person, creating an increased requirement for law enforcement presence and triggering a shelter-in-place order for those local. As a result, bus routes for Nash County Public Schools had to be rerouted, as buses avoided the area,
The suspect was contained within an apartment building on Baber Court before they were taken into custody, according to WRAL. It was conveyed that the person did not resist arrest when police eventually ended the barricade situation.
During the incident's early hours, Chopper 11 footage depicted officers escorting people from their apartments to safety. Once the suspect was in custody, the shelter in place order was lifted, which allowed the residents to have returned home. ABC11 is in the process of confirming the identity of the person taken into custody and further details regarding the incident.
