Standoff With Machete-Swinging Man Ends Safely

In Germantown, a dramatic standoff between police and a barricaded man is over, but how it ended remains unclear.

The standoff began Saturday morning and continued into the pre-dawn hours of Sunday. It started when a man was seen swinging a machete in a park.
 
When authorities arrived, the man ran into a home in the 700 block of Price Street.
 
No injuries were reported. The man is believed to have been in the home alone.
 
Neighbors said he was under a lot of emotional stress.
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