SWAT RESPONSE: 3800 BLOCK PARSONS AV

LARGE POLICE PRESENCE: 3800 BLOCK PARSONS AV

 APD CASE: 25-24140

 DATE/TIME OF INCIDENT: Aug 8, 2025

UPDATE ROAD CLOSURES: Parsons Av is closed near Bragaw St. Please avoid the area and follow the officers’ instructions if you need to be in the vicinity.  

UPDATE Aug 8, 2025 3:24 PM  

APD Special Operations has responded to the scene. That work unit includes the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit (SWAT), the Technical Support Unit (TSU), the Crisis Negotiation Team (CNT), and/or the  Mobile Intervention Team (MIT). Depending on the actions of the suspect, our response may require using a variety of tactics and tools (to include the drone) to apprehend them. This could also involve the deploying of chemical agents; nearby citizens with respiratory illnesses/sensitivities should remain inside and make sure doors and windows are closed.

Please follow officers’ instructions if you are in the area to include evacuation of your home if necessary. If you do not need to be in the vicinity, avoid it and seek alternative routes until further notice.

We ask both the public and the media to refrain from posting/publishing photos and/or video of the scene until the situation is over. Showing tactical positions and movements in these types of situations can put the public and officers’ safety at risk.

We appreciate the community's cooperation and understanding during our response, and we will keep you informed of any new developments.

ORIGINAL NARRATIVE: There is a large police presence around the ​3800 block of Parsons Av. Please follow officers’ instructions if you are in the area.  If you do not need to be in the vicinity, please avoid it and seek alternative routes until further notice. Depending on the situation, our response may require using a variety of tactics and tools, to include the drone.