OXFORD, Ohio — Residents at ParkView Arms Apartments in Oxford were encouraged to shelter in place due to a SWAT situation, police said Tuesday.
Oxford Police Lt. Lara Fening said officers responded to an armed robbery at around 9 p.m. at 5032 College Corner Pike. When a suspect barricaded themselves, the Butler County Regional SWAT team was called to the scene.
Just before 1 a.m. Tuesday morning the stand-off ended peacefully with two people arrested, Oxford police said.
The resident whose apartment is the focus of the investigation was able to get out safely.
Police put out a Nixle alert at around 10 p.m. encouraging people to avoid the area, shelter in place in the complex or leave if directed by officers.
WCPO will update this story with more information.
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