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Jacksonville police locate body inside home after SWAT stand-off

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — 10:48 P.M. UPDATE: JSO announced via Twitter that a body was located on the property where a man barricaded himself inside his home.

Police said the man came out of the house and is being taken to get help. The investigation is ongoing.

9:53 p.m UPDATE: The medical examiner left the home where a man had barricaded himself inside.

9:30 p.m. UPDATE: The medical examiner has arrived at the former SWAT scene.

8 p.m. UPDATE: SWAT and most of JSO's vehicles have left the area and residents are now able to return to their homes.

JSO said there will be another briefing this evening.

ORIGINAL STORY: 

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office confirmed Friday that there is police activity on Cavalry Blvd. in the

Sandalwood neighborhood on the Southside.

The road has been blocked off, some homes have been evacuated and some neighbors can't return to their homes.

According to Lt. Steve Mullen with JSO, officers responded to a domestic incident around 3:30 p.m. on Cavalry Lane where a husband was extremely upset.

The husband has barricaded himself at the time and threatened to hurt himself and the officers if they followed him.

PHOTOS: JACKSONVILLE MAN BARRICADES HIMSELF INSIDE HOME

SWAT was called to the scene and working to speak with the husband.

Police said the man said he took some prescription drugs and are treating this as a suicide situation.

The families son was in the house at the time, but is now with his grandparents, according to Lt. Mullen.

Police said the wife doesn't seem to be in the house despite the original call of a domestic dispute.

Police are trying to reach out to the wife to locate her.

A JSO command center and armored truck are now on scene, and negotiations are in process.

This is a developing story. Watch FOX30 at 10 and CBS47 at 11 for the latest. 

POSSIBLE SWAT SITUATION: We are awaiting a 5:15 p.m. briefing by JSO:

NOW: A man is barricaded inside a home in Jacksonville. This scene is at Cavalry Blvd. in the Sandalwood area. UPDATES: https://bit.ly/2JRNwGm

Posted by Action News Jax on Friday, June 15, 2018

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