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Subject In Custody After Franklin SWAT Situation

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A subject was taken into custody following a SWAT situation at a Franklin residence. 

Officials with Franklin Police Tweeted Tuesday morning that they blocked off Carriage Park Drive, between Yarmouth Court and Barnwood Court, in the Carriage Park Subdivision. 

The incident began around 5 a.m. when officers were called to the home after a report of an emotionally distraught man. 

Other residents of the home were able to get out and said the man was armed.  

A few homes were evacuated as a precaution; however, police said neighbors weren't in danger.

The situation came to an end around 8 a.m. after the man was safely taken into custody.

His identity was not known. No one was hurt.