barricaded
adjective
bar·ri·cad·ed
ˈber-ə-ˌkā-dəd 
ˈba-rə-;
ˌber-ə-ˈkā-,
ˌba-rə-
: protected or blocked by a barricade
a barricaded building
a barricaded street/door
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Multiple police units, including SWAT, responded to reports of a barricaded person Thursday morning in west Fort Worth.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Officials said crews responded to reports of an armed, barricaded man inside a home.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Days later, Joel Gavalas cut through a barricaded door at his home and found his son dead, according to the filing.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Gavalas was found dead by suicide days later by his father, who had to cut through his barricaded door.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Mar. 2026
Officials said crews responded to reports of an armed, barricaded man inside a home.
—Austin Turner, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
Days later, Joel Gavalas cut through a barricaded door at his home and found his son dead, according to the filing.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Gavalas was found dead by suicide days later by his father, who had to cut through his barricaded door.
—Maggie Harrison Dupré, Futurism, 4 Mar. 2026
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“Barricaded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/barricaded. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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