ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — UPDATE: The suspect, Keith Rackett, 33, is now in custody.
His roommate is safe, and the standoff lasted about five hours.
Negotiators began talking to Rackett at 12:30, and SWAT also responded, per SPPD.
Police are negotiating with a barricaded man at the Vantage Point Apartments on Gandy Boulevard North after he allegedly made threats by phone to the Police Communications Center and on social media, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD).
Police said negotiators are currently in contact with him.
No additional details about the man or what led to the incident have been released.
The investigation and negotiations remain ongoing. Tampa Bay 28 has a team on the scene working to gather more information.
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