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Tampa officers resolve standoff, take armed man into custody

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After several hours of negotiations, the Tampa Police Department said officers took an armed man into custody early Monday morning.

Police said the man was in a vehicle on the 4700 block of W. Estrella Street and expressing suicidal intentions while isolated inside.

Officers said they spent hours trying to achieve a safe and peaceful resolution. He was taken into custody around 11:15 p.m.

Residents of the home where the vehicle was parked were safely evacuated. Traffic has since reopened along Westshore Boulevard.

This is still an ongoing investigation.

5 dead in Sarasota shooting ID'd, linked to Ft. Lauderdale double homicide

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said five people are dead after a shooting in a Sarasota neighborhood, including a suspect authorities say may be connected to a double homicide in Fort Lauderdale.

5 dead in Sarasota shooting ID'd, linked to Ft. Lauderdale double homicide: SCSO