Byron man hospitalized for mental health concerns following ERU, crisis negotiator response
Post-BulletinJun 11, 2021
Jun. 11—A 59-year-old
One of the man's family members called emergency responders aBOUT
The man reportedly threatened to harm himself, but did not threaten the home's other residents. When law enforcement arrived, they established a perimeter and found the man sitting on a swing with the gun in his lap.
Deputies tried to engage him in conversation. At one point the man, who still had the gun with him, got up from the swing and got within 25 to 30 yards of law enforcement. A less than lethal round was fired, striking the man in the leg. It reportedly had no effect and he went back to the swing.
The emergency response and crisis negotiation units were called to the scene. After talking with negotiators for about an hour, the man agreed to give himself up and was taken to
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