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SWAT takes man into custody, ending Goodsprings standoff

A man was taken into custody early Thursday after a nearly seven-hour barricade situation about 40 miles southwest of the Las Vegas Valley.

The man barricaded himself in a house alone on the 70 block of South Beacon Street in Goodsprings about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Isaac Auten said.

It was unclear if the man had any weapons, Auten said. SWAT units were sent to the scene about 9 p.m.

At 12:13 a.m. SWAT officers took the man into custody and he was booked at the Clark County Detention Center, according to Lt. Daniel Alvarado. No injuries were reported.

Contact Mike Shoro at mshoro@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-5290. Follow @mike_shoro on Twitter.

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