Standoff Ends Peacefully in Brookfield: Police

BROOKFIELD, CT — A standoff involving multiple police departments and a Brookfield man ended peacefully after nearly six hours on Friday, the Brookfield PD is reporting.

The parents of a 25-year-old Brookfield man called police at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Friday to report their son was suicidal and had left their home on Nicoles Court to buy drugs. They contacted the police again shortly before 6:00 p.m. to say that he had returned, and that they were requesting assistance.

Before police arrived, the parents say they tried to get their son to seek medical attention, but he shot out one of the vehicle's tires with a crossbow. He then retreated inside the house, with the weapon, and refused to come out, according to a release.

Police took up observation positions around the house but were unable to make contact with the man inside. The Danbury police Emergency Services Unit was called for assistance.

Police and K9 units from Brookfield and New Milford joined the Danbury ESU in attempts to contact the man using phone and loudspeakers. A drone was also deployed to assist in observation. Ultimately, the ESU team and a Brookfield K9 unit entered the house and found it empty.

Police began a search of the adjacent wooded property using infrared cameras and discovered the man hiding in the woods, shoeless and suffering from exposure to the cold around 11:40 p.m.. Otherwise unharmed, according to police, the man was transported to Danbury hospital for medical evaluation and treatment.

The incident is under investigation by Brookfield police.