Cape Cod SWAT Incident Resolved Peacefully: ICYMI

MASHPEE, MA — A "despondent" man armed with a rifle barricaded himself inside a Cape Cod store Wednesday and engaged in an hours-long standoff with police—firing off a shot at one point—before surrendering.

The incident, which drew a SWAT team response, started at about noon and stretched into the night, finally ending at 7:30 p.m. when the suspect, a 41-year-old Falmouth man, gave himself up peacefully, police said. No one was hurt.

Police were called to the scene after the man started acting "despondent" inside an audio/visual store in the Mashpee Business Park, according to Mashpee police. Negotiators successful convinced him to give himself up.

The suspect's name was not released. He was transported to a local hospital for a mental evaluation.

"We are very proud of our officers and all agencies and entities involved for seeing this to a peaceful end," Mashpee police said in a statement.

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• This story was first published July 28, 2016