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Barricaded suspect taken into custody, say police

The incident happened in the 1400 block of F Avenue in West Columbia

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — West Columbia Police are issuing an all clear at the 1400 block of F Avenue due to a barricaded person.

According to a spokesperson for the police department, the incident began as a domestic incident but the victim is now safe. 

The suspect, Danny Willard Smith, 51, was taken into custody after walking out of the home peacefully. 

Police had urged the public to avoid the area, which is behind the Super 10 store and the CVS pharmacy on Charleston Highway.

"The departments officers utilized their their training in critical incident response,"  the department said in a statement.

 

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