Authorities say an emotionally disturbed man was visiting relatives at the Cedar Court Condo Complex in Fort Lee when he began making threats.
Officers responded and attempted to defuse the situation.
However, according to the building super, the man was clutching a knife and had trapped a teenage girl in the home.
Police have not yet identified the man in the incident.
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