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Heavy SWAT presence in Miami Springs
By 
Reporter
Miami, Florida – After a person barricaded themselves inside a house in Miami Springs, Police investigated a neighborhood.
On Wednesday morning, the incident took place on East Drive; police secured a perimeter on the 150th block of South Royal Poinciana Boulevard near Miami Springs Middle School.
Officials also closed off La Baron Drive near the Academy for Innovative Education (AIE) Charter School. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue was at the scene as a precaution but has since left.
A heavy SWAT presence was also seen in the area.
According to police, the person inside the home came out with their hands up on a loudspeaker.
SWAT officers went into the home heavily armed and moments later, people came out of the house with their hands up.
It is still unclear what led to the SWAT standoff.
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