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UPDATE: Barricade situation near Tropicana, Maryland ends with arrest

Posted at 5:40 AM, Nov 13, 2016
and last updated 2016-11-13 16:40:16-05
UPDATE: Police say the situation was resolved and the suspect was taken into custody.
 
ORIGINAL STORY
 
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) -- SWAT units were in a barricade situation with an armed suspect near Maryland Parkway and Tropicana Avenue early Sunday morning.
 
Metro police tell us they received a call of domestic violence around 2:30AM.
 
After a brief foot pursuit, officers contained the male suspect in a parking lot.
 
Police say the suspect was armed with a knife and SWAT units took over the incident.
 
This is a developing story, check back for updates.