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Center City Barricade Situation Causes Traffic Nightmare During Friday Rush Hour

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- A frightening situation brought a massive police response to the heart of Center City, paralyzing rush hour traffic Friday.

Police say a man armed with a knife barricaded himself in a building on Ranstead Street around 5:15 p.m. and officers confronted him for breaking out windows.

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It took about two hours for him to surrender. Nobody was hurt.

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