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A standoff ended early Tuesday in Franklin County after a man barricaded inside a home with a gun fired shots at deputies on Twin Creek Drive, the sheriff's office said.

Standoff ends in Franklin County after man barricaded inside home fired shots at deputies

<p>&gt;&gt; NEWS FROM WRAL COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. &gt;&gt; AND RIGHT NOW AT 10 O'CLOCK WE'RE FOLLOWING BREAKING NEWS OF AN ARMED MAN BARRICADED INSIDE A HOME. YOU CAN SEE A HEAVY POLICE PRESENCE HERE AS THEY HAVE BEEN ON THE SCENE. NOW, OFFICERS FOR NEARLY 5 HOURS. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I'M LENA TILLETT AND I'M GERALD OWENS. THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW IN TWIN CREEK DRIVE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY. WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE TONIGHT. ERIC MILLER IS ON THE SCENE. HE ARRIVED ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. THEIR DEMAND REPORTEDLY FIRED A DEPUTY'S. WHAT ELSE DO WE KNOW? WELL, JOE, JUST WITHIN THE LAST 10 MINUTES WE'VE HEARD DEPUTIES HERE DOWN IN THE HEART OF THE SCENE TELLING THIS MAN TO COME OUT WITH HIS HANDS UP TO GIVE HIMSELF UP. &gt;&gt; WE'VE HEARD THAT MESSAGE OVER AND OVER AGAIN. BUT AT THIS POINT, THERE HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGE, NO MOVEMENT HERE. THIS IS AS CLOSE AS WE CAN GET TO THE HEART OF THE ACTION HERE ON TWIN CREEKS DRIVE JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY. 39, YOU LOOK OUT THERE. YOU GET A SENSE OF JUST HOW LARGE THIS RESPONSE IS. DOZENS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES ON THE SCENE AND ON THE SCENE FOR HOURS. YOU LOOK AT THE VIDEO HERE THAT WAS CAPTURED EARLIER THIS EVENING. YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF FORCE BEING BROUGHT TO BEAR OFFICERS HEAVILY ARMED AND ARMORED IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH HAS BEEN ENTIRELY SEALED. ALL EMERGENCY ALERTS HAVE BEEN SENT OUT TO PEOPLE IN THE SURROUNDING AREA, TELLING THEM TO STAY INSIDE THAT THOSE SHOTS HAVE BEEN FIRED IN THAT FOR THEIR OWN SAFETY. THEY NEED TO STAY HOME. THIS IS A VERY TIGHTLY MAINTAINED. GORDON, ONE OF OUR PHOTOGRAPHERS HEARD JUST WITHIN THE LAST 30 MINUTES. A WOMAN COME HERE SAY THAT SHE WAS TRYING TO GET HOME. SHE WAS NOT ALLOWED THROUGH THIS BARRICADE TO GET BACK IN TO GET TO HER KIDS. OFFICERS REALLY TRYING TO HOLD THIS CORDON VERY TIGHTLY TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE AT THIS POINT IN THIS EVENING. WE KNOW ALL OF THIS STARTED JUST AFTER 5 THIS AFTERNOON, BUT STILL SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS HERE AS WELL, INCLUDING WHAT EXACTLY KICKED OFF THIS INCIDENT HERE THIS EVENING, WHO THIS MAN IS AND WHAT EXACTLY HIS STATUS IS THERE INSIDE ONE OF THESE HOMES ON TWIN CREEKS DRIVE? WE'LL BRING YOU THOSE ANSWERS SOON AS WE GET THEM. LET'S HEAD ON OVER TO BRIAN SHRADER. HE HAS GOT A CLOSER LOOK AT WHERE ALL OF THIS IS PLAYING OUT, RIGHT, ERIC? THIS IS ALL HAPPENING JUST NORTH OF BEEN WANT TO SHOW YOU ON THE MAP AND THE SOUTHERN PART OF FRANKLIN COUNTY THERE BETWEEN BEEN AND LEWISBURG JUST OFF OF HIGHWAY. 39, A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WERE TWIN CREEK DRIVE IS. &gt;&gt; ALSO WE HAVE HEARD FROM FRANKLIN COUNTY'S SHERIFF IN THE PAST HOUR OR SO. SHERIFF KEVIN WHITE, THEY WERE DEALING WITH AN ARMED BARRICADED SUBJECT ON TWIN CREEK DRIVE TO SUBJECT US FIRED SHOTS. ARE DEPUTIES ITS AN ONGOING INCIDENT SAYING PRAYERS FOR OUR MEN AND WOMEN ARE HIGHLY APPRECIATED ASKING PEOPLE TO AVOID THAT AREA WITH ERIC ON THE SCENE. ALSO, WE'RE</p>

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