SFPD say someone barricaded in a Tenderloin home after an assault

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SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Police Department say the situation has been resolved after officers and crisis negotiations specialists worked towards a peaceful resolution in the Tenderloin Tuesday afternoon. Officials say that's where someone had barricaded inside a home following an assault.

What we know:

The police department and city officials had advised residents to avoid the area of Eddy and Leavenworth streets where the person, possibly connected to an assault, had barricaded in a home on the 300 block of Eddy. City officials said Eddy Street was closed to traffic between Jones and Leavenworth.

But by 6:12 p.m., city officials said the incident was resolved and to expect residual traffic delays. Emergency workers have cleared the area.

There were no additional details on the assault, the victim, or how someone was assaulted.

The San Francisco Department of Emergency Management issued the initial Nixle alert to residents at 3:15 p.m saying avoid the area due to what they called "police activity."

In a subsequent news release, police said officers from the Tenderloin Station, which is on the same block as the alleged assault, responded to the area just before 2 p.m. That's when officers determined the suspect was barricaded inside a unit.

Police said so far this information is preliminary. The investigation is ongoing.

The San Francisco Fire Department said they were also at the scene of 380 Eddy St. with a tactical medical team.

SkyFOX above the scene :

SkyFOX flew over the scene and could see the large police presence near the Tenderloin station and the Tenderloin Museum.