Police have worked through the night to negotiate with man who is armed inside a home with several people, in Brisbane’s south.
Emergency services were called to Dyson Avenue in Sunnybank about 10:30am yesterday and quickly cordoned off the area.
Acting Inspector Mick Ackery gave little detail yesterday on what weapon the man has and who is inside.
He said police attended the property earlier in the day before the incident occurred.
Police said a series of loud noises that were heard in the area this morning were not gunshots but were from an unknown origin and not related to the siege.
Acting Inspector Ackery said it was a “fluid and dynamic” situation and police were working to reach a peaceful resolution.
It is understood that officers were trying to communicate with those inside this morning, through a loud speaker.
An emergency declaration has been made and Dyson Avenue, Keats Street and Beenleigh Road have been cordoned off.
“It’s very concerning, anything that occurs in a public area like this,” Acting Inspector Ackery said.
“Community safety is at the forefront of our minds and our first priority, which is why we’re responding and reacting the way we are.”
Police, the tactical crime squad, detectives and other specialist groups are on the scene assisting with the situation.
Paramedics are also at the scene on standby.
-ABC