UPDATE: Dead Man in Nichols Road Standoff ID'd

The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man involved in an armed standoff with police Monday.

George S. Bateman lived at 29 Nichols Road. He was 60.

Bateman died of an apparent suicide at some point during the six-hour standoff, which closed Nichols Road and part of Route 121 Dec. 14.

According to preliminary reports, officials from the sheriff’s office said, Bateman had called his insurance agent and talked about suicide. He said he would shoot any officer who came to the house. The insurance agent called police.

Sheriff’s deputies and state troopers went to the house and heard gunfire. The Putnam Emergency Response Team, a special tactical unit comprised of sheriff’s deputies and officers from Carmel and Kent police departments, was dispatched.

They established a perimeter around the house, closing Nichols Road and part of Route 121 to traffic. Authorities evacuated several nearby houses, using an armored vehicle to retrieve some residents, and activated an automated phone system to notify neighbors to stay inside.

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During the standoff, Bateman came out of the front door, holding a revolver and wearing a bulletproof vest, police said. A negotiator phoned and tried to get him to come out without a weapon, but was unsuccessful.

A short time later, a remote-controlled probe was sent inside, and it found Bateman’s body.

Police found two loaded revolvers and several spent bullet casings in the house. They also found three pet dogs, unharmed; arrangements have been made for their care.

Bateman was pronounced dead at the scene; the Putnam County Coroner’s Office has ordered an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.