Suspect barricaded in Montrose arrested; apartment evacuated after gunshot

MONTROSE, Minn. (FOX 9) - A suspect who barricaded themselves inside a Montrose apartment when authorities attempted to execute a search warrant, prompting people to be evacuated from an apartment building while others sheltered in place, has been taken into custody. 

Suspect barricaded themselves inside

What we know:

The Wright County Sheriff's Office said at 5:30 a.m. on Thursday they were executing a search warrant on the 100 block of Mindy Lane in Montrose. 

A suspect inside the apartment barricaded themselves inside "and a gunshot was reportedly fired from inside" the apartment, the sheriff's office said. 

Residents in the Mindy Lane apartments were evacuated and people living nearby were asked to shelter in place. 

The suspect was taken into custody around 10:42 a.m. without incident. The sheriff's office said there was no reported injuries. 

"The area will remain secured for some time as emergency personnel on scene conduct their investigation. At this time there is no known danger to the public," the sheriff's office said in a statement. 

Authorities requested the public to avoid the area until officials have completed their work at the scene. 

What we don't know:

It's not clear what the search warrant was for.