Editor’s note: This story, published at 3:55 p.m. Sept. 5, 2024, was updated at 10:03 a.m. Sept. 6, 2024, to provide more information about the incident.
A man who barricaded himself Thursday in a vacant Chevy Chase house during an alleged burglary has been taken into custody, according to the Montgomery County division of the Maryland-National Capital Park Police.
Park police posted on social media that officers responded at roughly 9:47 a.m. to the 5300 block of Willard Avenue in Chevy Chase for reports of a burglary at a vacant house on park property. Willard Avenue is next to Willard Avenue Neighborhood Park.
An individual armed with a knife was found inside and he ultimately barricaded himself in the home, according to park police. Park police identified the man as 66-year-old Jose Angel Diaz-Vasquez on Thursday night.
According to a statement from park police, Diaz-Vasquez was armed and illegally occupying a vacant park building. When officers attempted to enter the house, the suspect threatened the officers with a knife and refused to vacate the property, park police said in a statement.
Park police called Montgomery County Police SWAT to the scene, and the suspect was eventually removed from the house and arrested.
At roughly 2:27 p.m., the man was taken into custody without injuries to himself or any officers, park police said on social media.
No one was injured in the incident, and police are still investigating what occurred.
This story will be updated as more information becomes available.