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Shelter In Place Lifted: Police Take Suspect Into Custody After Barricade Situation In Lone Tree

LONE TREE, Colo. (CBS4) -- Officials have taken a suspect into custody after asking people on Erminedale Drive in Lone Tree to shelter in place on New Year's Eve, due to police activity in the area. That's near Timberline Road and Ptarmigan Trail. Investigators later described the event as a barricade situation.

Law enforcement sent the warning at approximately 4:40 p.m.

"There is an active police situation on Erminedale Dr. Avoid the area," city officials tweeted. "If you are in the area police ask that you shelter in place."

CBS4 confirmed a SWAT team was deployed to the location but later said no one was injured and no shots were fired.

"Police activity in the area has ended. One suspect is in custody. It is now safe to enter the area. No shots were fired- any sounds heard were from distraction-devices used by law enforcement," police tweeted."

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