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North Penn Tactical Team Responding to Hatfield Armed Subject

Police responding to a subject on Line Street.

The North Penn Tactical Response Team is en route to 2100 N. Line St., Lansdale (in Hatfield Township) according to Montgomery County Public Safety Radio, for a call of a suicidal subject, considered armed and dangerous. The team is to join Montgomery Township Police and Hatfield Police at the scene to assist in public safety and assess the situation.

Radio reports say that the subject is the owner of at least a rifle and a .22 Baretta handgun. The subject may have more weapons, but that has yet to be determined.

A nearby Valley Stream Apartments building is being evacuated at this hour, to keep its residents safe.

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