SUFFOLK, Va. — Saturday afternoon, the Suffolk Police Department was on the scene of a barricade situation with several hostages around the 2200 block of Humphreys Dr.
Police received the call around 12:45 p.m. that there was a domestic situation involving a gun near Hampton Roads Crossing.
Police said 45-year-old Ford Jackson, of Chesapeake, was taken into custody. He was charged with armed burglary, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, abduction, attempted malicious wounding and shooting into an occupied dwelling.
Officers, a SWAT team and the Crisis Negotiations team were at the scene for several hours. Drivers were asked to avoid the area, and residents were asked to shelter in place.
A police spokesman reported just before 6 p.m. that the situation had ended peacefully with the suspect taken into custody.
By Monday, officials shared there were three hostages in the barricade.
The spokesman offered the department's thanks to the residents for their cooperation.