STANDOFF AT HOUSE IN SOUTHEAST:

STANDOFF AT HOUSE IN SOUTHEAST:

Putnam County Sheriff Robert L. Langley Jr reports a standoff between an allegedly armed and suicidal man and police at the man’s Southeast home last night.

The incident began at about 7:29 PM on March 5, 2020, after the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department responded to a call of a suicidal male possibly armed with a gun. The man reportedly, in the presence of a family member, pointed a shotgun at himself and expressed thoughts of suicide. The family member then reported the incident to law enforcement.

Sheriff’s deputies, state troopers and members of the Carmel Police Department responded to the man’s house, located on Guinea Road in Southeast. When they arrived at the scene they were met with the family member who confirmed that the subject was still inside the home. They established a perimeter around the house and with the help of the family member, were able to contact the 20 year old male who refused to come out.

At approximately 7:55 p.m. the Putnam Emergency Response Team (ERT)—a special weapons and tactics unit comprised of sheriff’s deputies and officers from the Carmel and Kent Police Departments—was dispatched to the scene.

Parts of Guinea Road were closed to traffic. Authorities evacuated several nearby residences

After approximately 2 hours, negotiators from the ERT were able to persuade the young man to surrender himself peacefully. He was taken into custody and transported to Putnam Hospital Center in Carmel for a mental health evaluation.

A shotgun and shotgun shells were recovered from inside the home.

APPROVED FOR RELEASE: Captain Lisa Ortolano

(Recipients of this News Release are advised, to the extent that pending criminal matters may be discussed herein, that a charge is merely an accusation and that a defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.)

Author: Harlem Valley News