Updated: Barricade Situation In San Jose's Willow Glen Area

UPDATE 4:30PM-

An armed man has surrendered after barricading himself at a home in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood for about six hours today, police said.

The suspect will be booked into Santa Clara County Jail on multiple alleged crimes.

The man kept his 3-year-old daughter inside the residence for part of the day, police said.

San Jose Police responded to a 911 call from the girl's mother at about 10 a.m. saying her 3-year-old daughter's father had come into her home in the 1700 block of Jonathan Avenue near Pine Avenue with a gun and taken the child hostage.

Police responded with a SWAT team and surrounded the home. Attempts to make contact with the man were unsuccessful.

The girl was later released, but the suspect remained armed and barricaded in the home, police said on Twitter at 12:20 p.m.

The man then surrendered and was taken into custody, police tweeted at 4:05 p.m.

San Jose Unified School District officials decided to have Hammer Montessori and Galarza Elementary School shelter in place at 11:45 a.m., Assistant Superintendent Jason Willis said.

Both schools serve children in kindergarten through fifth grade and share the same campus located at 1610 Bird Ave., Willis said.

Students were scheduled for dismissal at 1 p.m. under a minimum day schedule and parents were instructed on where to pick up their children, according to Willis.

Police blocked off Pine Avenue between Bird and Ellen avenues and Jonathan Avenue between Pine and Byerley avenues.

-Bay City News

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UPDATE 4:15PM-

SAN JOSE - A tweet from San Jose Police indicates the barricade situation is over.

UPDATE 1:15PM-

SAN JOSE - An armed man has barricaded himself at a home in San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood this afternoon, which has prompted two nearby schools to shelter in place, police and school officials said.

Police responded to a 911 call from the girl's mother at about 10 a.m. saying her 3-year-old daughter's father had come into her home in the 1700 block of Jonathan Avenue near Pine Avenue with a gun and taken the girl hostage.

Police responded with a SWAT team and have surrounded the home.

Attempts to make contact with the man have been unsuccessful.

The girl has since been released from the home, but the suspect remains armed and barricaded in the home, police said on Twitter at 12:20 p.m.

Hammer Montessori and Galarza Elementary School have sheltered in place since 11:45 a.m., San Jose Unified School District Assistant Superintendent Jason Willis said.

Both schools serve children in kindergarten through fifth grade and share the same campus located at 1610 Bird Ave., Willis said.

Students are scheduled for dismissal at 1 p.m. and parents have been instructed on where to pick up their children, according to Willis.

Police have blocked off Pine Avenue between Bird and Ellen avenues and Jonathan Avenue between Pine and Byerley avenues

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SAN JOSE - A hostage situation on the 1700 block of Jonathan Avenue in San Jose is being confirmed by San Jose Police this afternoon.

According to a text from the San Jose Police Information Officer, a mother in the 1700 block of Jonathan Ave. called police to report a 3-year-old daughter being held in house by child's dad.

NBC Bay Area reports the child was released, but that the father is refusing to leave the house. The station reports administrators at two nearby elementary schools ordered students and staff to shelter in place as a precaution.

Neighbors told NBC Bay Area the incident was a domestic dispute involving the 3-year-old child.

No other details are available at this time.