LYNCHBURG, Ohio — An hours-long police standoff ended in Lynchburg Wednesday night after a man was seen being taken into custody.
The Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation said in a statement that the Highland County Sheriff's Office requested it investigate an "officer-involved critical incident" Wednesday afternoon.
Originally, police activity on US-50 resulted in a lockdown at the Lynchburg-Clay School District at around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. While the sheriff's office said the situation was not on campus, dismissal for all Lynchburg-Clay schools was delayed out of an abundance of caution. Students were finally released at around 3:45 p.m.
At around 5:30 p.m., Ohio BCI referred to the situation as a standoff with an "armed individual." A WCPO crew at the scene witnessed law enforcement officials using a battering ram at a home off US-50.
This is a developing story and WCPO will update when more information is available.
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