San Antonio police said a welfare check escalated when a woman allegedly struck a firefighter with a knife before barricading herself inside an apartment

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — A woman was arrested after an hours-long standoff at a San Antonio apartment complex that injured a firefighter, according to San Antonio police.

Officers were called to the 15600 block of Market Hill Boulevard on April 15 after apartment management requested a welfare check, KSAT reported.

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Authorities said a woman had been living in a unit that was supposed to be vacated at the end of March. After multiple unsuccessful attempts to contact her, management called the police to check on her welfare.

Police officers and firefighters responded to the complex and attempted to force entry into the unit. During the effort, the woman allegedly began swinging a knife and struck a San Antonio firefighter. The firefighter suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital as a precaution.

The woman then barricaded herself inside a room in the apartment. Police negotiators were called to the scene and she was later taken into custody.

The woman was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a $40,000 bond, according to jail records.

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