Yesterday, a call for help on a quiet DeSoto street turned into an hours-long police standoff that ended in tragedy. Police say a 55-year-old man inside a home on the 400 block of Goldeneye Drive shot himself after allegedly threatening two relatives with a firearm. He was taken to a hospital, where he later died. The two relatives managed to get out of the house and meet officers safely, and no civilians or officers were hurt.
DeSoto police deployed crisis negotiators and the department’s Special Response Team and spent hours trying to reach the man before ultimately entering the home.
Negotiators and SRT Worked Through the Night
Officers were called to the house at about 11:30 p.m. after relatives reported that a man inside had pointed a gun at them and threatened to shoot, according to the DeSoto Police Department. The relatives got out and met officers, who then brought in DeSoto’s Crisis Negotiations Team and Special Response Team.
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