CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A 30+ hour SWAT standoff involving a barricaded person suffering from a mental health crisis in the Steele Creek area of southwest Charlotte has peacefully ended and a suspect is in custody, police confirmed.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's SWAT officers responded to a call about a person making threats just before 7 a.m. on Saturday along Griers Fork Drive. Several 911 calls were received saying that the person was outside threatening to kill his neighbors.
Officers arrived and attempted to make contact with the person, but he refused to leave the residence. Officers said they witnessed an armed person with a gun inside the home before barricading, and also learned that he had an outstanding warrant for his arrest.
CMPD called additional resources to the scene, including the CMPD Community Policing Crisis Response Team (CPCRT), who helped to get an Involuntary Commitment Order (IVC) for the person. According to CMPD, CPCRT has prior involvement with the person on several occasions.
Around 11 a.m. on Saturday, CMPD SWAT Team took control, along with SWAT negotiators, who continued to communicate with the person to de-escalate the situation through Sunday afternoon.
In a previous update, CMPD confirmed negotiations were still ongoing, and that a single round was fired by a SWAT officer after a perceived deadly threat just after 5 p.m. Saturday. The person was not hurt by the gunshot.
On Sunday afternoon, officers said that the situation was successfully de-escalated and person surrendered to CMPD SWAT and was taken to receive mental health treatment.
The CMPD Homicide Unit will investigate what led to the officer-involved shooting.
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If you or a loved one are facing thoughts of suicide or self-harm, there is help readily available. You can call Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988 or chat with them online. There are also resources in North Carolina available here and in South Carolina available here.
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