Crime & Safety
Puyallup Police Resolve Standoff With Armed Man
The tense Saturday night situation involved a suicidal man with a firearm.
PUYALLUP, WA - Police safely resolved a situation involving a suicidal man with a firearm after a tense standoff Saturday night. The response to the initial call was in the 300-500 block of 10th Ave. SE. Police said the man was "armed and not cooperative" and warned local residents to stay in their homes.
There were many officers and SWAT team members at the scene during the several-hour incident, which closed down 10th Avenue SE. Police talked to the man and eventually safely resolved the situation. The man was detained and taken to a local hospital. The road was reopened around 11 p.m.
The location is a couple of blocks south of Kalles Junior High School. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Puyallup, click here to find your local Washington Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)
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Great News! We have safely resolved the situation on 10 AVE SE. The subject has been safely detained & is being taken to the hospital for treatment. 10 AVE SE will re-open shortly. pic.twitter.com/AtHq98o3PL
— Puyallup Police (@PuyallupPD) January 14, 2018
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