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Man in custody after hourslong RV standoff outside Walmart in Lumberton
6abc Philadelphia • • nation
Key Points:
- A standoff in Lumberton, New Jersey, lasted over 14 hours, beginning Monday night when a man barricaded himself inside an RV outside a Walmart on Route 38.
- Authorities used robots and a drone to assess the situation and eventually dismantled parts of the RV with an armored vehicle before ending the standoff around 3 p.m. Tuesday.
- The incident originated from a dispute in the Walmart parking lot, and the suspect was taken from the scene in an ambulance after being pepper-sprayed.
- Residents were advised to avoid the area during the standoff, and the man's identity has not been released; the investigation is ongoing.
