Police Arrest Man Who Barricaded Himself In West Bloomfield Home

WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI — A 45-year-old armed man was peacefully arrested Sunday afternoon after he barricaded himself inside a home on the 6000 block of Pebble Creek Woods Drive near 14 Mile and Farmington roads, West Bloomfield Police said.

The situation began following a domestic altercation Saturday night, in which a woman reported her drunk husband physically assaulted her, police said.

The husband then barricaded himself inside the home with a gun and the police department's Special Response Team set up a perimeter around the home, police said.

Residents in the area were asked to shelter in place while the situation was ongoing, police said.

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When officers attempted to talk to the man early Sunday morning, he fired a single shot, in which no one was injured.

The situation was finally resolved when officers peacefully arrested him at 12:36 p.m. Sunday, police said.

Police said he was only one person in the home and his identify has not been released.