Tense standoff with heavily armed police ends with a dramatic arrest after man allegedly poured fire accelerant around a home and barricaded himself inside
- Man, 45, barricaded himself in home in Sydney’s west
- Police called following reports of domestic incident
- Firefighters and tactical officers pictured at the scene
A man has been arrested after barricading himself inside a home for several hours and allegedly surrounding himself with fire accelerant.
The man, 45, locked himself inside a home on Richmond Avenue in Auburn, in Sydney‘s west, at about 1:35pm on Sunday afternoon.
Police, firefighters and tactical officers in camouflage gear have been pictured standing outside the house.
Daily Mail Australia understands the man had poured a fire accelerant throughout the home.
A NSW Police spokesperson said police had responded to reports of a domestic incident at the Richmond Avenue home.
A man has barricaded himself inside a home in an ongoing standoff with police (pictured, tactical officers outside the home)
The man locked himself inside a home in Auburn, in Sydney’s west, at about 1:30pm on Sunday (pictured, fire crews outside the house)
Officers spent almost four hours negotiating with the man before he was arrested.
‘On arrival, officers attached to Auburn Police Area Command found a man had barricaded himself within the premises,’ the statement read.
‘A perimeter was established, and with assistance from police negotiators and the Tactical Operations Unit, the man was arrested about 5.20pm.
‘The 45-year-old was arrested and taken to hospital for observation.’
A NSW Police spokesman told Daily Mail Australia that negotiators were yet to make contact with the man inside the home, as of 4:45pm (pictured, police at the scene)
