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Woman dead, man in custody after shooting in St. Cloud, police say – WFTV

St. Cloud, Florida – St. Cloud police said a woman is dead and a man is in custody following a shooting in St. Cloud on Saturday.

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Investigators said officers were called to Nottel Drive in the Hanover Lakes community around 6:30 p.m. after a couple's children called 911 to report an argument.

Police said the suspect barricaded himself in the house for 30 minutes after arriving and fired at officers during the standoff.

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According to police, no officers were injured in the shooting.

Police said the suspect was eventually taken into custody.

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Officers said they later found a woman dead in the home.

According to investigators, the children are safe.

Police said no information about the suspect had been released.

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