Barricaded Female with Knife and Children at Schmidt Court, Mansfield, OH

Summary: Law enforcement responded to a domestic crisis at 235 Schmidt Court in Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, involving a female subject barricaded in her bedroom with a knife (referred to as a '10-11') and her two children, ages 7 and 8, present in the residence. Officers negotiated to have the children safely exit the home, after which the female remained inside, refusing to surrender the weapon or exit. The situation escalated with concerns of suicide, leading to the involvement of crisis negotiators and tactical teams. After losing contact with the subject, officers made a forced entry, discovering the female injured. The incident posed significant risk to the subject, her children, and responding officers.