WORCESTER, MASS. (WHDH) - A Home Depot in Worcester was evacuated as officers responded to reports of a barricaded person in the store’s bathroom, according to police.
Area residents were urged to avoid the home improvement store located on Gold Star Boulevard due to the ongoing situation.
The incident was peacefully resolved around 7 p.m.
The man was taken into custody and is scheduled to undergo a mental health evaluation.
No additional information was immediately released.
Area residents are advised to avoid Home Depot at 130 Gold Star Boulevard because of an ongoing situation with a male locked in the bathroom. We will notify you when it is safe to return.
— Worcester PD (@WorcesterPD) June 18, 2020
The incident at Home Depot at 130 Gold Star Blvd is now clear after hours of communicating with a male who locked himself in the bathroom. Officers made contact w/ the male and he was safely removed. He was taken into custody for a mental health evaluation. No reported injuries
— Worcester PD (@WorcesterPD) June 18, 2020
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