An Emergency Response Team is on-site at a residence on Walnut Street in Batavia and has issued repeated warnings to an occupant that "you are under arrest."
"Exit the residence immediately," a member of the team said through a public address system around 8:40 p.m. Monday.
The occupant cannot be seen inside the property.
Law Street and the roundabout are closed to traffic.
UPDATE 10:26 p.m.: Press Release
Currently the City of Batavia Police Department, along with other law enforcement agencies, are investigating an incident on Walnut Street that began at approximately 5 p.m.
Initial call to the Genesee County 911 Center was a 911 hang-up call. Upon investigation by our officer it was determined that a crime was in progress. Officers attempted to interview an individual, however the individual retreated into an apartment and barricaded themself inside. The individual was armed with a weapon at the time of contact.
At this time all tenants of the apartment house have been evacuated and there is no threat to the general public. Officers are actively trying to negotiate with the individual to get them to surrender peacefully. All residents in the area are asked to remain indoors until the incident is resolved.
Further information will be released when the incident is brought to a resolution.
UPDATE 10:28 p.m.: Suspect is in custody and being treated in an ambulance on site.
UPDATE 10:35 p.m.: Press Release
At approximately 10 p.m. a male suspect was taken into custody. The investigation is ongoing and the Batavia Police Department will release more information as it becomes available.
UPDATE 12:10 a.m. (By Howard Owens): Shortly after 5 p.m. on Monday, police were dispatched to 46 Walnut St., Batavia, following a 9-1-1 hang up call. The first officers on the scene determined a possible crime was in progress. Officers attempted to interview an individual at the address. The individual retreated into a second-floor apartment and barricaded himself or herself inside. Police report the individual was armed with an unspecified weapon. All of the tenants of the complex were evacuated. Police stated during the incident that there was no threat to the general public. Officers attempted to negotiate with the individual. The Emergency Response Team was dispatched. Batavia PD also deployed its MRAP. Eventually, the Monroe County SWAT unit also arrived on scene with two armored vehicles. Genesee County Emergency Management responded with its command unit. Emergency Management deployed its drone over the scene. A K-9 was also observed at the scene. Negotiators from Batavia PD and the Sheriff's Officer were on scene. At about 10 p.m., the subject was taken into custody. The process by which he was taken into custody is not known at this time and was not visible to a reporter observing the scene. The charges against the individual, if any, have not been released at this time. After the subject was in custody, he was placed in a Mercy EMS ambulance for evaluation. It's unknown if the subject was taken to a hospital.
The Batavian's exclusive photos from the scene by Howard Owens. The photos show the SWAT team from Monroe County outside 46 Walnut St., Batavia.
