Man having 'mental crisis' prompts police SWAT scene, officers say

A man barricaded inside a house near Texas Southern Univeristy prompted a police response Wednesday in the 3500 block of Rosewood Street, police said.

HOUSTON – A man having a "mental crisis" at a home near near Texas Southern University prompted Houston Police SWAT to respond, police said.

Investigators said the man was reportedly barricaded inside a residence in the 3500 block of Rosewood Street and armed with a knife.

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Students at Texas Southern University were told to stay away from the incident area, though the university was not placed on an official lockdown, school officials said. 

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