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Tactical team sent to Newport News home to handle domestic situation

Authorities set up a perimeter around a home on Ivy Avenue where a man allegedly assaulted a woman. A tactical team was sent there to help handle the situation.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A tactical team was sent to a home in Newport News Monday morning to bring a domestic situation under control.

Police were first called to the domestic situation in the 1500 block of Ivy Avenue a little after 9 a.m. Monday.

When they arrived, the victim reported that she was assaulted at the home by a man she knows. Police tried to reach out to the suspect and ended up having to set up a perimeter around the residence.

They called the Newport News Police Department's Tactical Operations Unit to the scene around 10:30 a.m.

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Police said the tactical situation had been terminated at 12:51 p.m., but no suspects were found.

No other information has been released at this time, including how the situation intensified to trigger a tactical response. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

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