BSO responds to barricaded subject armed with a knife in Oakland Park

Broward Sheriff’s Office deputies are responding to an armed barricaded subject situation in Oakland Park.

According to deputies, they received a report of a man armed with a knife on Friday evening in the area of 800 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard.

Upon arrival, the subject retreated into an apartment.

Deputies evacuated nearby apartments as a precaution.

7News cameras captured deputies outside the apartment complex, a drone in the air and evacuated residents outside.

As of late Friday night, the scene is active and an investigation into the incident is underway.