Woah! Armed 64-Year-Old Woman Blocked Texas Highway In Lawn Chair During 5-Hour Standoff With Police

Y’all, Houston traffic is already a mess on a regular day — but Thursday? Whew, it was a whole scene! Drivers on I-45 were stuck for hours after a wild standoff with an armed, elderly woman shut down the freeway. At first, folks didn’t know what was going on, but soon it became clear this was more than just your average traffic jam.

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Armed Elderly Woman Blocks Highway During Standoff
According to ABC News, it all kicked off around 2 p.m. when a 64-year-old woman — who reportedly has a history of mental illness — intentionally crashed into the back of an 18-wheeler. The woman, who remains unidentified, collided with the vehicle in the southbound lanes of I-45 in the Spring area, just north of Houston. But things quickly escalated when the woman pulled out a revolver and reportedly started pointing it at herself. Then, officers swarmed the scene, trying to de-escalate the situation while traffic sat at a standstill for nearly five hours.

“The suspect refuses to comply with verbal commands and is refusing to drop the weapon,” the constable’s office said during the standoff.

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The I-45 North Freeway is shut down in north Harris County due to an armed woman who is sitting in a chair on the roadway, authorities say. #houston @abigaildyenews

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Social Media Can’t Handle It
Social media reacted to the wild scene on I-45, with many users shocked that the armed, elderly woman was able to sit in a lawn chair in the middle of a highway for hours. Some expressed concern and compassion over the woman’s mental health. Nonetheless, folks took to The Shade Room Instagram comment section with their thoughts.

One Instagram user @hunitdaysofsummer wrote, “I’m glad it ended peacefully“

This Instagram user @abadmf__ said, “Like how she even set up😂😂😂😂”

Instagram user @katie.mupeta commented, “It’s like Straw in real life 😭just sitting with a gun holding people up but not doing anything to them 😭 I hope she is okay though“

Meanwhile, Instagram user @rsmitty247 added, “64 not even old. She was in her 20s during the rise of crack in America. Ima blame that.“

While, Instagram user @bitter.n.sweet said, “Naaa they doing wayyyy too much to just grab an old lady from the back and take the gun away fr 😭… man“

But, Instagram user @yungmedusa7 added, “Why do they have AR’s for lil ol granny! 😂😂😂”

And, Instagram user @icyma22 wrote, “Sending Prayers u never kno what somebody going thru“

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