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Man arrested after nearly 10 hour standoff with police in Washington, D.C.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A man involved in a barricade situation in Northwest D.C. has finally been captured after a nearly 10 hour standoff.

The man was arrested around 1 early Thursday morning after deciding to come down from a tree.

On Wednesday afternoon, police were called out for reports of a man with a gun.

According to WJLA, The man was found naked walking from roof to roof and eventually power lines, turning it into a police barricade situation at Georgia Avenue and Jefferson Street in the Brightwood Park neighborhood.

At some point, he ran into a house and put on clothes.

A large crowd formed and watched until the late night of the standoff.

WJLA said earlier that day a nearby daycare was put on lockdown for several hours.

Police have not confirmed if the man actually had a gun or if shots were fired.