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Two men arrested in Fort Worth after SWAT standoff, police say

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Two men were arrested after attempting to rob a man at gunpoint Thursday afternoon in Fort Worth, police said.

Two men were arrested after attempting to rob a man at gunpoint Thursday afternoon in Fort Worth, police said.

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Two men were arrested after attempting to rob a man at gunpoint Thursday afternoon, and one of them barricaded himself before being taken into custody, Fort Worth police said.

Officers responded to a call about a person with a weapon about 12:30 p.m. near the 5600 block of Birchman Avenue, police said.

The victim told police that he had been threatened with a gun and had his belongings taken by two men, police said.

One of the suspects barricaded himself for a short time during a SWAT standoff, police said.

The suspects, Devin Castro, 34, and Steven Nikolas Luera-Velasquez, 27, were taken into custody without incident and are facing charges of aggravated robbery. Both also had out-of-town warrants, according to city jail records.

Police said no injuries were reported.

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Shambhavi covers crime, law enforcement and other breaking news in Fort Worth and Tarrant County. She graduated from the University of North Texas and previously covered a variety of general assignment topics in West Texas. She grew up in Nepal.
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