A SWAT scene is actively underway after a man barricaded himself on Saturday morning in a Kingwood apartment, accused of strangling his partner, Houston police say.

According to the Houston Police Department, officers responded to the Kingwood Lakes Apartments at 3700 Kingwood Drive for a call that came in at about 2:50 a.m. Investigators said a woman told officers that her male partner had strangled her.

Authorities said the man then barricaded himself alone inside an apartment unit.