SWAT team called to Maple Valley home, suspect barricading themselves inside

MAPLE VALLEY, Wash. - King County deputies are negotiating with a suspect barricaded in a home in Maple Valley.

Authorities have not specified what led up to the incident, but deputies were called to a home near 242nd Ave SE and SE Kent Kangley Rd around 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Negotiators and a SWAT team were called to speak with the suspect.

People are urged to avoid the area, as it is still considered an active scene.

FOX 13 News is working to learn more information.