Police involved in standoff in Columbia neighborhood just south of I-70

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Columbia police were in a standoff on Thursday night in a neighborhood just south of Interstate 70.

The Columbia Police Department wrote on its social media at 7:44 p.m. that officers tried to arrest a man at 3 p.m. in the 1500 block of Parkade Boulevard. The man is wanted on suspicion of first-degree stalking, the post says.

The man then barricaded himself inside a home and “is potentially armed with a weapon,” police wrote.

A crisis negotiating team is trying “to bring the suspect safely into custody.” Police are asking residents to avoid the area.

CPD shared a photo showing three patrol vehicles parked on the street outside the home. An ABC 17 News photographer saw six vehicles when he arrived at 8 p.m. One of the vehicles was blocking the southern portion of the road.

Police left the area before 8:20 p.m.

ABC 17 News is working to learn more information. Please check back for updates.