VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The subject who barricaded themselves in a car with an anti-Virginia Beach Police Department message on its side at the Strawbridge Marketplace in Virginia Beach Monday afternoon has been taken into custody after tear gas was deployed in the vehicle.
Police tell News 3 Virginia Beach reporter John Hood that the subject was having a mental health crisis, and had a gun. The shopping center, which is in the Red Mill area, was evacuated for a few hours while police dealt with the subject.
The subject's car is a red SUV with the words "VBPD = Terrorists" painted on the side in bright yellow.
No one was hurt in the incident, which police said ended peacefully. There was also a dog at the scene, but police have not specified whether the dog belonged to the subject.
The Strawbridge Marketplace includes a Regal theater, restaurants, an animal care center, and other businesses.
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