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Woods Place barricade situation resolved peacefully

(Updated 1:30 p.m.) Police say a barricade situation that’s been ongoing for roughly 24 hours has been peacefully resolved.

It started with a road-rage incident around noon yesterday (Tuesday) that spiraled into a barricade situation where the man fired at police outside of his home on the 1000 block of Woods Place. Nearby roads were shut down and athletic activities at the nearby Alexandria City High School campus were canceled.

Police confirmed the barricade situation has been resolved peacefully and the man turned himself into police custody.

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  • Vernon Miles is the ALXnow cofounder and editor. He's covered Alexandria since 2014 and has been with Local News Now since 2018. When he's not reporting, he can usually be found playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with friends.