ROUND ROCK, Texas (KXAN) — Police activity in Round Rock is shutting down roadways near Jester Farms Park and Hernandez Middle School after reports of explosives at a home.
The Round Rock Police Department said Sunrise Road is closed from the intersection of Bradley Lane and David Curry Drive to the intersection of Bowman Road and Tiger Trail.
Officers are responding to reports of what police call a “barricaded subject” or a person who’s refusing to cooperate in the 2300 block of Vernell Way. Police added there are also reports of rigged explosives at the residence.
“A few dozen homes” closest to the 2300 block of Vernell Way were evacuated as a precaution, police said.
The Austin Police Department bomb squad is at the scene. Police are asking people to avoid the area.
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