BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – A man has been charged after an hours-long standoff in Birmingham on Friday, April 10.
According to Birmingham Police, West Precinct patrol officers and the Special Operations Bureau responded to the 5500 block of Avenue K just before 3 p.m. on a domestic-related incident. Originally, it was reported to have been in the 5300 block of Avenue K.
Officers were reportedly told a man, now identified as 33-year-old Eugene Gray, was inside a home and threatening to hurt himself and others before others could leave the home.
When police arrived, Gray barricaded himself inside the home and continued to communicate with authorities while remaining inside. Police say that no one else was inside his home at the time of Gray barricading himself in there…