PHILADELPHIA - Authorities gathered outside a home in West Philadelphia on Wednesday night after police said a recently evicted tenant locked himself inside with two young children.
Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to a home on the 5500 block of West Girard Avenue just before 8 p.m.
According to police, a 36-year-old man who was recently evicted from the property changed all the locks and violated a Protection From Abuse order.
The suspect, who has not been named, locked himself inside the home with a 2-year-old and 3-year-old.
After more than two hours inside the home, police said the suspect surrendered peacefully and no injuries were reported.
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