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Barricaded Gunman Situation Ends Peacefully In Northeast Detroit

DETROIT (WWJ) - A 35-year-old man who barricaded himself inside a northeast Detroit home following a domestic incident with his ex-girlfriend, who is a corrections officer, has surrendered to police.

The man gave himself up just before 9 a.m. Thursday, about two hours after he barricaded himself inside of a home on Lantz Street, near Outer Drive and Van Dyke. He was taken to the hospital for observation.

Police responded to the home after receiving a report of possible domestic issues. When officers arrived, a woman was able to get out of the home safely, but the man refused to come out. She told police that the two were having a dispute about an impending court date when things got out of hand.

"The home in the 8000 block of East Lantz belongs to her," Detroit Police Commander Elvin Barren told WWJ's Mike Campbell. "He came to the location, again, in his anger and drunken rage, demanding that she not go to court tomorrow but rather skip out on court to let the case be dismissed."

When the woman refused, the man became enraged and at some point, he got his hands on the woman's service weapon.

"Today was her training day and so she had some rounds of ammunition in the home, which is a concern for us, about 100 rounds that he had access to," said Barren. "But fortunately it did not result in that."

Barren said the man has a violent history with the woman, and at least one outstanding legal issue.

"He has assaulted the victim in the past, so there was a concern," he said. "When you talk about the domestic violence aspect of this -- and we do know from most of the violence that occurs is that it's mostly acquaintance related, boyfriend-girlfriend, known perpetrators -- so this is, again, one of those circumstances where the victims knew each other."

An investigation is ongoing. Charges are pending.

Stay with WWJ Newsradio 950 and CBSDetroit.com for the latest. 

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