Deputies reopen Highway 43 in Pitt County after standoff ends

PITT COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Deputies have reopened a Pitt County highway following a standoff that started this morning.

Law enforcement had surrounded a home directly across from Chicod School on Highway 43.

The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said a suspect barricaded themselves inside the home.

Around 12:20 p.m., the highway reopened, while crime scene tape surrounds a brick home.

A sheriff’s office spokesman says there is no continued danger to the public and that deputies will remain there for an extended period of time as they process the scene.

Deputies can’t say at this point whether anyone was injured or taken into custody following the standoff.

Stay with WITN for more on this developing story.