Suspect In Custody After Hours Long Hyannis Standoff

This story was updated at 6:26 p.m.

BARNSTABLE, MA — A suspect is in custody after an hours-long standoff outside a home in Hyannis, according to a report from the Cape Cod Times.

Barnstable police were called to a home on St. Francis Circle in Hyannis regarding an individual holding a person at knifepoint, officials said. The caller then advised dispatch that the occupants were able to leave the residence, but the suspect remained inside the home.

Patrol units arrived on scene and were able to immediately contain the suspect inside his home. The Cape Cod Regional SWAT Team was called to the scene and took over command of the incident.

Initially, a shelter-in-place was sent out for a one-mile radius from the incident location, and homes in the immediate vicinity were evacuated by the police department for emergency purposes.

At approximately 10:30 a.m., local school administrators were notified by the Barnstable Chief of Police that there was no danger to any students attending nearby schools because the suspect was contained in the home.

School Shelter-In-Place

The standoff prompted a number of area schools to issue a shelter-in-place order on Wednesday.

Local police also issued a shelter-in-place order for a one-mile radius in the Route 28 and Bearses Way area of Hyannis, Boston 25 News reported.

As the standoff with the barricaded police suspect played out, Barnstable High School, Barnstable Intermediate School, Hyannis West Elementary School, Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center, Barnstable Community Innovation School and the district's transportation and facilities office were placed into what officials said was a "modified" lockdown.

"No one is permitted into our schools or to exit them, but school operations within the building will continue," officials said.

No threat is directed at any of the schools currently, officials said, noting that updates are expected later in the day.