{"id":1023272,"date":"2026-08-25T14:45:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:45:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1023272\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:45:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:45:24","slug":"road-closed-due-to-active-barricade-situation-at-phoenix-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1023272\/","title":{"rendered":"Road closed due to active barricade situation at Phoenix bar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\"><b>PHOENIX (AZFamily)<\/b> \u2014 An active barricade situation at a Phoenix bar is causing a road closure early Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Shortly after 2 a.m., witnesses reported seeing a man pull out a firearm at Dunes Cocktail Lounge, located near <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ATYP6TVqcXSBitdLA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/ATYP6TVqcXSBitdLA\">35th and Dunlap avenues<\/a>. Once officers arrived at the scene, they made sure all customers and staff were safely out of the building.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Shortly after 2 a.m., witnesses reported seeing a man pull out a firearm at Dunes Cocktail...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/BASKMDCDW5BE5IFPIPHYSL46UU.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"510\" \/>Shortly after 2 a.m., witnesses reported seeing a man pull out a firearm at Dunes Cocktail Lounge, located near 35th and Dunlap avenues.(Arizona&#8217;s Family)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Authorities have taped off the scene and have several officers with guns drawn set up around the bar. Investigators with Phoenix police\u2019s special assignments unit are attempting to communicate with the man, who is still inside as of 7 a.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Arizona\u2019s Family crews witnessed officers giving commands to the man through a loudspeaker and two armored SWAT vehicles pull up outside the bar. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Arizona\u2019s Family crews witnessed two armored SWAT vehicles pull up outside the bar.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4ZRQ3EJYVJC3HNSD6JRSKT5MAQ.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"506\" \/>Arizona\u2019s Family crews witnessed two armored SWAT vehicles pull up outside the bar.(Arizona&#8217;s Family)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Both lanes of Dunlap Avenue are currently closed at 35th Avenue. Residents and drivers are asked to avoid the area until the situation is resolved. Eastbound traffic is unaffected, police say. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 KTVK\/KPHO. 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