VIRGINIA — Police in Richmond were responding to a barricade incident at the Omni hotel Tuesday.

Photos from the scene showed a broken window. According to WWBT, a citizen found a note thrown out of a window that said “help.”

Police told local media ‘they are keeping the Las Vegas mass shooting in mind.’ The public is urged to avoid the area.

The barricaded person used something to knock out the window. Police say they are keeping the Las Vegas mass shooting in mind — why they want people to stay back. #RVA @NBC12 pic.twitter.com/wTrk4EnOdd — Allison Norlian (@AllisonNBC12) June 19, 2018

#BREAKING: An NBC12 viewer shared photos of a broken window at the Omni hotel in downtown Richmond where a barricade situation is unfolding – https://t.co/myM3dczNLi pic.twitter.com/rMlSzfN93Y — NBC12 WWBT Richmond (@NBC12) June 19, 2018

BREAKING- Large police presence at Omni Hotel downtown. Police say it’s a barricade situation. A source tells NBC12 that someone discovered a note thrown out of a window reading “help.” RPD is on the scene along with the swat team.@NBC12 #RVA pic.twitter.com/HKt5cza8Q9 — Allison Norlian (@AllisonNBC12) June 19, 2018

The were no reports of injuries of gunfire.

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