CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A sexual assault suspect who allegedly shot himself during a standoff with SWAT agents in west Charlotte died from his injuries, detectives announced Wednesday.
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department's SWAT Team responded to a situation involving a barricaded subject at a home on Columbus Street in west Charlotte around 1 p.m. Tuesday, several hours after detectives first tried to contact the suspect at the house. The suspect, who was wanted for multiple felonies in connection to a violent sexual assault case, refused to come out and barricaded himself inside, according to CMPD.
After a six-hour standoff, officers heard a gunshot from inside the house. The suspect was rushed to a Charlotte hospital with life-threatening injuries from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Nobody else was inside the home at the time.
The man died Wednesday morning as a result of his injuries, CMPD announced.
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CMPD said detectives obtained arrest warrants for multiple felony charges for the suspect, and officers coordinated with his family and a community agency to try and peacefully resolve the situation.
The investigation remains active at this time, according to CMPD.
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