Man Injured After 4-Hour-Long Standoff With Police in Montco

A man was arrested in Plymouth Township on Tuesday after a four-hour long standoff with police, officials said.

The incident occurred on the 3000 block of Arch Road at about 4:35 p.m. when police received reports of an individual threatening suicide, according to a press release from police.

Michael Sean Somers, 46, was also threatening to harm any officers that attempted to stop him from killing himself, police said.

Somers communicated with a trainer negotiator, Officer David Zinni, and told him that he "did not like the police."

Police closed the area to all foot and vehicular traffic and Montgomery County SWAT units were called to the scene, police said.

After hours of negotiations, Somers exited his home carrying a loaded .45 caliber handgun. SWAT officers incapacitated him with "less than lethal" force, police said. The precise nature of his injuries is unclear, but he was immediately flown to Penn Presbyterian Hospital for treatment and evaluation, according to authorities.

The incident ended by about 8:30 p.m. Criminal charges are pending.

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