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Deputies: Suspect taken into custody after evacuations in Clay County

Clay County Sheriff's Office

UPDATE: Deputies say an armed suspect was safely taken into custody after a brief standoff in Fleming Island.

A Clay County spokesperson says people are being allowed back into their homes off Calming Water Drive.

Original story:

Homes in a Clay County neighborhood are being evacuated as deputies work to make contact with someone inside an apartment, the sheriff's office said.

Deputies have closed off the complex off Calming Water Drive and some residences have been evacuated as a precaution, according to CCSO.

A spokesperson says SWAT was called after reports of a person who might be armed.

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