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Henderson standoff ends, HWY 1078 reopened

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HENDERSON, KY (WFIE) -

A standoff is over Thursday morning after a woman barricaded herself inside her home at 8458 Hwy 1078 North in Henderson County. The area is located between Zion and Spottsville.

Dispatch says it started just after 4:00 a.m. Thursday.

The Highway was closed as authorities tried to contain the situation. Residents were asked to stay in their homes.

The woman surrendered herself to authorities just before 8:30 a.m. Thursday morning. Highway 1078 is now reopen, and the lockdown has been lifted.

The call originally came in as a suicide threat. Deputies say the woman did not have any weapons. She has been taken to Methodist Hospital for a mental evaluation.

The Henderson Co. Sheriff's Dept. responded to the scene.

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