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Man taken into custody after SWAT situation in Stanly County

Officials told WCNC Charlotte a man was barricaded inside his home in Norwood with his wife, saying he was going to kill her.

STANLY COUNTY, N.C. — A man has been taken into custody after a SWAT situation in Stanly County.

Officials told WCNC Charlotte a man was barricaded inside his home on Old Aquadale Road in Norwood with his wife, saying he was going to kill her.

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Officials started negotiating with the man and said he fired a few shots, but eventually released his wife.

His wife was not hit, and was examined by a medical team. 

Police eventually took the man into custody. 

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