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Baltimore County police are investigating a murder-suicide after a barricade situation ended Thursday afternoon.Download the WBAL app.A barricade situation shut down a neighborhood in the 4400 block of Fenor Road for five hours as roads were closed off, residents sheltered inside and a nearby elementary school was put on alert.County police said the barricade situation came after shots were reported to be fired at a house. The incident was initially reported at 8:49 a.m. as an assault call, police said."While officers were en route to this call, other information was received that a man had shot a woman and was inside the location armed," Baltimore County police Cpl. John Wachter said.Police said officers found a woman's body around 10:45 a.m. in front of the house. Police identified her Friday as Kristina Burris, 42.Negotiators made contact with a man inside the house, but he refused to give himself up, police said."Our tactical unit did take several measures that included flash bangs and gas to attempt to get this suspect to come out," Wachter said.Residents who live nearby watched with worry."We had to stay in the house and wait for everything to happen," said Ed Morris, a neighbor."I do feel trapped. It's scary, it's scary. There's only one way out, down this street. This is bad. I feel trapped," said a woman who identified herself as Gina.Police said they found a man's body inside the house at 1:30 p.m. They said he suffered from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was declared dead at the scene, police said.Police identified him Friday as Enrico Anthony Brillantes, 49. They said both Burris and Brillantes lived at the house where the barricade occurred.Police said they are investigating the incident as a murder-suicide. They said the man and woman were in a relationship.Neighbors, friends and relatives told 11 News the situation was about drugs and heroin."When you're in an active addiction and you're not thinking about what you're doing, you're in addiction. That's what addition is. It takes away your thoughts. It takes away your feelings. It rips, it takes your soul. That's what it does," a relative of the suspect said.Baltimore Highlands Elementary School was placed on alert status Thursday morning.Refresh wbaltv.com and our app, and watch 11 News for latebreaking updates.