Shelter-in-place lifted, barricaded gunman in custody after 15-hour standoff with Port Huron police
PORT HURON, Mich. (FOX 2) - A shelter-in-place has been lifted, and a barricaded suspect is in custody after a 14-hour standoff with Port Huron police.
There will still be a police presence in the area as they continue their investigation.
Police asked residents near Chestnut and 12th Street to shelter in place due to an incident involving a barricaded subject.
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At around 5:30 p.m., officers responded to the 1100 block of Chestnut St for a domestic violence incident. Police say a 23-year-old man fired a round from a handgun after an argument with his family.
The family was able to flee the home before police arrived, except for a 16-year-old who stayed inside. The 16-year-old was eventually able to escape after being held against their will.
The Port Huron Police Department issued an alert around 7 p.m. Saturday, asking everyone to avoid the area. Anyone in a nearby home was asked to stay inside and avoid standing near doors and windows.
"The subject has fired rounds out of his home and has access to several weapons," police say. He was also observed wearing body armor.
The suspect barricaded himself and fired several rounds at officers while not complying with police commands to come out, the Port Huron Police Department said.
He shot down a drone used by the tactical teams and at a Michigan State Police armored vehicle.
Officers deployed a gas irritant into the home throughout the night and this morning. Officials warned that the gas could travel out of the barricaded subject's home and towards other nearby homes.
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At 9 a.m. Sunday after a 15-hour standoff with police, the suspect is in custody and the shelter-in-place has been lifted.
"We want to thank the city residents for sheltering in place and staying out of the area during this incident," said Asst. Chief Brian Kerrigan. "The Port Huron Police Department was assisted by the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department, Michigan State Police, St. Clair County Office of Emergency Management, Tri Hospital Ems, and the Port Huron Fire Department during this incident."
Anyone with information is asked to call the Port Huron Police Department at (810)984-8415 or the Port Huron PD's Major Crimes Unit at (810)984-5383.
Anonymous tips can be made through the CAPTURE Hotline at (810)987-6688, emailed through www.porthuronpolice.org, or texted through the Port Huron PD app. Anonymous texts can also be received by texting the word CAPTURE with the message/tip at 847411.
The investigation is ongoing.