The Cape Coral neighborhood is closed during the lockdown, a suspect has been arrested

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — On a quiet Thursday afternoon, the normally quiet neighborhood near NW 14th Place and NW 2nd Terrace in Cape Coral found itself in a several-hour crisis.

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What started as a normal day for residents quickly turned into an unexpected standoff, sending shockwaves through the community and filling the streets with a heavy presence of emergency responders.

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Police standoff in northwest Cape Coral

Between 16:00 and 17:00, the neighborhood became a scene of chaos. Fire trucks, police vehicles, ambulances and SWAT team members flooded the area, turning the street into a virtual gridlock. The situation quickly escalated and it wasn’t long before residents saw their daily routine come to a halt.

Local residents, unsure of the reason for the heavy-handed emergency response, were left on edge as police began issuing commands over a loudspeaker. The sound of a meg echoed through the neighborhood, urging anyone outside to return indoors and remain there for their own safety.

“I asked what was going on,” said Lorenzo Catuogno, a concerned resident who had tried to return home. “The police officer told me there was a man barricaded in his house with a gun. He said it was dangerous and we couldn’t go back. He told us to go out and have dinner instead.”

The standoff lasted several hours, with tension rising as the clock ticked toward evening. At around 8:00 p.m., the situation was finally brought to an end, although the full details of what happened behind the closed doors of the house remained unclear. The suspect was taken into police custody, but little information about the incident had been released by the end of the day.

Cape Coral police have yet to release additional details, but residents who witnessed the scene are left with lingering questions about what happened on their quiet street.