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Updated: Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013, 7:30 AM CST
Published : Tuesday, 22 Jan 2013, 7:20 AM CST

AUSTIN (KXAN) - A group of people in Austin had to be evacuated overnight at South Congress Avenue near Cumberland Road during a SWAT situation.

Some seven units at The Heights apartment complex were told to leave around 11 p.m. Monday while Austin police worked a standoff situation.

Officers called in the SWAT team when a woman barricaded herself inside her apartment.

It ended peacefully three hours later when the police took her into custody.

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Apartments evacuated for SWAT situation

Ended peacefully after three hours

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