UPDATE:
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — An Idaho Falls woman is in custody, following a large police presence and standoff at an apartment complex near the corner of Lomax Street and Wabash Avenue.
According to IFPD spokesperson Jessica Clements, police arrived around 3:45 p.m to respond to a welfare check. The armed woman had reportedly barricaded herself inside an apartment after pointing a gun towards an officer. Residents in nearby homes were quickly evacuated, while others were directed to shelter in place.
Officers and the IFPD SWAT team had reportedly tried to communicate with the unnamed woman and force her from the building using tear gas. Clements emphasized that they were working slowly through the situation to bring about a peaceful resolution.
The woman also had multiple warrants out for her arrest for a felony, misdemeanor, along with a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
This is a developing story. Local News 8 will provide more updates as they become available.
ORIGINAL:
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) — Idaho Falls Police Department (IFPD) is on scene for an active situation near the corner of Lomax Street and Wabash Avenue. Residents in several nearby homes have been evacuated.
Both streets are currently blocked – Lomax Street from N Freeman to Fanning, and Wabash from Gladstone to 1st Street- for the safety of the public and to give officers the space to work. Residents in nearby homes who have not been evacuated are being directed to shelter in place unless told otherwise by officers on scene. IFPD is directing all other members of the Idaho Falls Community to avoid the area.
This is a developing story, and IFPD has stated it will provide additional updates online. Local News 8 has a reporter en route and will provide updates from the scene as they become available.
