Police responding to barricaded person near downtown Orlando

ORLANDO, Fla. — Update: Orlando police are responding to a barricaded subject in the 300 block of Beech Avenue.

Police said the scene is contained and there is no immediate threat to the public.

Police are asking people to avoid the area while working to resolve the situation.

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At one point, a woman and three children inside were removed.

Neighbors said the woman was shot in the shoulder, but she and the children are alright.

One man said the woman was arguing with someone Monday when someone fired shots into the air.

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large police presence was seen Monday afternoon outside an apartment building in the Callahan neighborhood near downtown Orlando.

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Multiple police officers and the SWAT team were seen outside a residence on Beech Avenue near North Westmoreland Drive and West Robinson Street.

Police said they were initially called to the apartment shortly after 4 p.m. in reference to a shooting.

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Channel 9′s Daryl Matthews said he could hear officers using a megaphone to order someone in the apartment to allow three children to exit it.

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