Man wielding knife barricades himself inside Allen Park gas station Gas station clerk escaped
ALLEN PARK, Mich. – A man wielding a knife has barricaded himself inside a gas station in Allen Park.
The incident occurred on Friday (May 30) at Allen Road and Southfield Road.
Allen Park police said the SWAT team was on the scene to get him to come out, and it is believed that the clerk escaped, so the man wielding the knife was alone inside.
Update : Standoff situation closes Southfield Road between Allen Road and Fox Avenue in Wayne County
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